Antisthenes

[ an-tis-thuh-neez ]
/ ænˈtɪs θəˌniz /

noun

444?–365? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cynic school.

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Antisthenes
/ (ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz) /

noun

?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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