G. W. F. HEGEL: THE CYNIC SCHOOL

Abstract

See below the translation from German of the section dedicated to cynicism present in Lessons on the History of Philosophy by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831). In the section in question, the German philosopher approach not only the history of the Cynic school, but also its principles, its influences and the importance that this movement had for later philosophical thought – especially for Stoicism.