Discourses · Character

Antisthenes

Cynic philosopher and student of Socrates.

minor

First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power

Antisthenes shows up with force in XXIV: That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our Power. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Credited with teaching Diogenes what is his own and what is not, thereby making him free.

In the storyXXIV: That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our PowerOpen this moment free

See Antisthenes in XXIV: That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our Power Book page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

In XXIV: That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our Power: Credited with teaching Diogenes what is his own and what is not, thereby making him free. Later, in VI: Against Those Who…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Antisthenes sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Antisthenes in i of the things which are in our power and not in our power

Character Web

2 connections

A slice of how Antisthenes sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

Relationship types

Other

Character groups

Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
Philosophers and rulers

Explore ties, sentiment, and clusters while you read

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

This passage is the dramatic climax because it delivers the emotional and psychological peak of Epictetus’s ar…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Antisthenes appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Antisthenes unlock in the free preview.

See Antisthenes in i of the things which are in our power and not in our power

See Antisthenes in XXIV: That We Ought Not to Be Moved by a Desire of Those Things Which Are Not in Our Power