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Definition of Antisthenes in English:

Antisthenes

proper noun

  • (c.445–c.360 BC), Greek philosopher and teacher, regarded as the founder of the school of Cynics. A pupil and friend of Socrates, he believed that happiness is based on virtuous action rather than ease and pleasure, and that virtue, once acquired, cannot be lost.

Pronunciation

Antisthenes

/anˈtɪsθəniːz/