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Ancient Philosophy As a Way of Living: Cynicism

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Classical Wisdom
May 26, 2025
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Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,

One of the hardest tasks when talking about ancient philosophies is the need to first dismantle the erroneous modern perversions of their names.

Stoicism isn’t about not having feelings…

Epicureanism is a far cry from Instagramming beautiful food…

…and Cynicism has nothing to do with the negative perspective that other people…

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