![]() ![]() We could say that the aim of the original cynics was philanthropic to certain degrees. Early cynicism’s goal was in a way, to liberate humanity from the conventional thought of materialistic desires and emotional attachment to worldly things. Shamelessly living their lives in public without a care of what society’s standards are or what society thought about them. Cynicism is the most striking branch of the Socratic tradition, revolutionizing moral discourse by insisting upon the basic animal nature of the human being. Our society to some level is very cynical and has thus consequently produced many cynics or instilled in us a certain level of cynicism.Ĭynicism can be first found in Greek antiquity in the philosophy of Diogenes. In our modern society, there are plenty of people who walk through life with a sneer. When we talk or think about cynicism and a cynic, we usually think of someone who is the kind of person prone to cast doubt on the motives that drive other people. ![]()
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