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The Needle’s Eye

From the December 2006 Print Edition

The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism by William D. Desmond University of Notre Dame Press, 240 pages, $25 We all know the story: Carrying a lantern at midday into the marketplace, the great Cynical philosopher Diogenes states that he is searching for an honest man. As it . . . . Continue Reading »