Philosophy Now Forum

Thanks for the compliment, Gary. You make an interesting point about Antisthenes. Some scholars describe him as a 'precursor' or 'forerunner' of the Cynics. But Kennedy (2017, p.45) says that 'it can be securely stated that Antisthenes was not a Cynic, nor did he have anything to do with the foundin...

Thanks for your comment, 'Vegetarian Taxidermy'. I think we probably agree about dogs. You make a good point that these social animals give up some freedom in order to be part of the pack - whether that be in a domestic 'pack' of humans, or with other dogs in the wild (unless of course, they are a '...