The Cynic TubCast

Welcome to Episode 2! Welcome to Episode 2:  Our co-hosts today are Kevin Patrick and Phil Somers, with a special guest hosting by Rory Buchanan.  Today, we discuss Antisthenes and Cynicism, how he relates to the school as a proto-Cynic, and the Cynic heritage in Stoicism. Rory also announces a special project. http://www.tubcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TubCast_S01E02.mp3 Selected Links from the Episode The Edge Brothers (our theme music, like them on Facebook, and tell them we sent you!). The Cynicism Facebook Group. The Cynic Epistles. Navia’s “Diogenes the Cynic: The War Against the World.” Show Notes Antisthenes, the first Cynic?  [1:15] Socrates.  [2:40] Xenophon’s “Symposium.”  [2:45] Dudley:  A History of Cynicism… [4:01] Parrhesia and Gravitas.  [7:00] Plato’s “Euthydemus.”  [11:05] Sophistry.  [11:40] Ponos.  [14:55] The Monad.  [18:30] Virtue/arete.  [22:00] Jedan’s “Stoic Virtue…” [23:18] The Labors of Hercules.  [26:40] Stoicism and Suicide.  [31:00] Cynic Course.  [32:30] Cynosarges. [35:00] Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the inaugural episode! Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Cynic TubCast. For this episode, our co-hosts are Phil Somers, Kevin Patrick, and Don Pepperoni. We’ll be discussing why Cynicism has a place in society today, how the hosts came to have an appreciation for this school of philosophy, and technology. So pull up a tub or barrel, grab some lentils, and join us! http://www.tubcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/TubCast_S01E01.mp3 Selected Links from the Episode The Edge Brothers (our theme music, like them on Facebook, and tell them we sent you!). The Cynicism Facebook Group. The Cynic Epistles. Desmond’s “Cynics.” Show Notes The Megarian School of Philosophy, logic.  [1:30] Philosophy as therapeutics.  [2:40] Corporatism =/= capitalism.  [7:00] Mark Twain. [8:00] Tim Ferris.  [8:50] The Edge Brothers (our theme music).  [11:45] Stoicism:  Indifferents.  [13:40] The Cynicism Facebook Group.  [14:15] Parrhesia:  freedom of speech.  [15:30] The Cynic Epistles.  [17:00] Chreia.  [17:10] Alexander and Diogenes.  [20:00] Minimalism.  [21:00] Jesus as Cynic?  [28:00] Desmond also discusses this briefly, presenting both sides of the argument. Thanks for listening!