Goddesses, Whores, Wives And Slaves by Sarah B. Pomeroy

Author:Sarah B. Pomeroy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780712660549
Publisher: PIMLICO
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

In contrast to Neopythagoreanism and Stoicism–especially as exploited by the Romans–Epicureanism and Cynicism were oriented toward the happiness of the individual rather than the well-being of the family and the state. Neither Epicurus nor Diogenes, one of the earliest Cynics, favored conventional marriage, although Epicurus admitted that marriage could occur in special circumstances.34 Diogenes advocated a community of wives, but unlike earlier Utopian theorists he also considered the will of the woman essential, “recognizing no other marriage than that of the man who persuades with the woman who is persuaded.”35

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