In ancient Greece, Antisthenes, a pupil of Socrates, rose to sufficient stardom in philosophical circles that he landed a ‘spin off’ as the founder of his own sect, The Cynics. The Cynics “were marked by an ostentatious contempt for ease, wealth, and the enjoyments of life (The Oxford English Dictionary).” On the extreme side of this sect lived Diogenes, who advanced the idea … [Read more...]