Overcoming Cynicism Timeline Game

Round 1/10

Put the following events in chronological order.

Temporal Tangle

Put the events in order from earliest to latest.

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5th century BCE: Socrates challenges the cynicism of the Sophists in ancient Greece
4th century BCE: Plato's dialogues, such as 'The Republic', present arguments against cynicism
4th century BCE: Aristotle's works emphasize the importance of virtue in overcoming cynicism
3rd century BCE: The Stoics, including Zeno of Citium, advocate for a more virtuous and rational approach to life
3rd century CE: The rise of Neoplatonism in the late ancient period offers a spiritual alternative to cynicism
4th century CE: Augustine of Hippo's writings on faith and reason challenge cynical attitudes towards religion
11th-14th century CE: Medieval scholasticism incorporates elements of Aristotelian and Neoplatonic thought to combat cynicism
14th-17th century CE: The Renaissance humanists revive interest in classical philosophy as a way to counter cynicism
18th century CE: Enlightenment thinkers, such as Immanuel Kant, propose moral and rational foundations for ethics
19th century CE: German Idealism, with philosophers like Hegel and Schelling, offers a metaphysical response to cynicism
20th century CE: Existentialism emerges as a response to the nihilism and cynicism of the 20th century
20th century CE: Postmodernism challenges traditional philosophical systems, including cynicism, in the late 20th century
21st century CE: Contemporary philosophers, such as Martha Nussbaum and Alain de Botton, explore ways to cultivate virtues and overcome cynicism