Crates of Thebes Philosopher

Crates (Greek: Κράτης; c. 365 – c. 285 BC) of Thebes was a Cynic philosopher. Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens. He married Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner that he did. Respected by the people of Athens, he is remembered for being the teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism. Various fragments of Crates' teachings survive, including his description of the ideal Cynic state.

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Crates of Thebes
Birth place
Thebes Greece
Place of death
Boeotia
Era
Ancient philosophy
Main interest
Asceticism
Cynicism (philosophy)

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Philosopher

influenced
Zeno of Citium
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Metrocles
influenced by
Diogenes of Sinope
philosophical school
Cynicism (philosophy)

Topical connections

Strato of LampsacusPhilosopher
AnaximanderPhilosopher

Crates of Thebes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://lucianofsamosata.info/wiki/doku.php?id=crates_of_thebes:crates_and_hipparchia_cynic_handbook