Fishburn and Hughes: "A philosophical school founded by Diogenes in the second half of the fourth century BC. The name, derived from kuôn, a dog, was given to its members to indicate their harsh and aggressive behaviour. Their main tenet, though not formally expressed, was an adherence to certain moral principles aiming at a return to 'natural' living, without the conventions and comforts that go with a position in society. Simplicity and poverty made for independence and self-sufficiency but entailed a life of promiscuity and lack of shame." (55)
