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Antisthenes

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

noun

  1. 444?–365? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cynic school.

Antisthenes British  
/ ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz /

noun

  1. ?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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