'Like a bird with the gift of reason’ : Maximus of Tyre on the freedom of Diogenes the Cynic
Date
2019
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Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies
Abstract
In his thirty-sixth oration, Maximus of Tyre draws on Greek
philosophical and literary traditions, including the myth of the
Golden Age, to encourage his audience to emulate Diogenes the
Cynic. While some consider Maximus a philosophical dilettante, I
argue here that this oration serves, rather, as an example of a popular
philosophy.
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CITATION: More, J. 2019. 'Like a bird with the gift of reason’ : Maximus of Tyre on the freedom of Dogenes the Cynic. Akroterion, 64:91-105, doi:10.7445/64-0-1007.
The original publication is available at http://akroterion.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://akroterion.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Philosophy, Ancient, Cynics (Greek philosophy), Sophists (Greek philosophy), Maximus, of Tyre, active 2nd century, Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C., Freedom, Golden Age (Mythology)
Citation
More, J. 2019. 'Like a bird with the gift of reason’ : Maximus of Tyre on the freedom of Diogenes the Cynic. Akroterion, 64:91-105, doi:10.7445/64-0-1007