Antisthenes, the founder of Cynicism, was influenced most directly by

a. Heraclitus.
b. Democritus.
c. Socrates.
d. Aristotle.


c

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A. psychological egoism B. individualism C. laissez-faire capitalism D. democracy

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A. Matthew B. Luke C. John D. Mark E. Thomas

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Hegesias argued that suicide was rational because:

1. he wanted to inherit the money of his students. 2. in death there is no pain, and since pleasure is just the absence of pain, in death there is absolute pleasure. 3. everything has been done in this world, and so it is best to die. 4. it would show how unattached we are to the world.

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