ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 HISTORICAL CYNICISM: DIOGENES AND THE VICTORIANS; CHAPTER 2 CONTEMPORARY SOURCES OF CYNICISM: FUNDAMENTALISM AND SCIENTISM; CHAPTER 3 A DIAGNOSIS OF DISCONNECTION AT THE HEART OF CYNICISM; CHAPTER 4 IN SEARCH OF ALTERNATIVES: COPING WITH RELATEDNESS; CHAPTER 5 ENGAGING AND RECONSTRUCTING RELATIONS: CONCLUDING REMARKS AND A PATH FORWARD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
Examines the metaphysical underpinnings of cynical philosophies both past and present in an attempt to diagnose and ameliorate contemporary forms of cynicism
