https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/5419 Fri, 01 May 2026 17:59:23 GMT 2026-05-01T17:59:23Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/5502 Citizenship of the world : the cynic way Bosman, Philip R. The article investigates the self-designation of Diogenes the Cynic as ‘citizen of the world’. It appears, contrary to scholarly opinion, that positive content can indeed be attached to the term. However, the Cynic emphasis differs from Stoic and modern definitions of cosmopolitanism. A state with moral obligations to a common humanity does not feature largely in Cynic philosophy; instead, the Cynic’s primary allegiance is to the rules of the cosmos, which call for a life of individual simplicity, self-sufficiency, moral integrity, and freedom. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/5502 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z