Antisthenes
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An·tis·the·nes
(ăn-tĭs′thə-nēz′) 444?-371? bc. Greek philosopher whose teachings were central to the founding of the Cynic school.
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Antisthenes
(ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz)n
(Biography) ?445–365 bc, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs
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An•tis•the•nes
(ænˈtɪs θəˌniz)n.
444?–365? B.C., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cynic school.
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