Cynic or Cynicism may refer to:

Modes of thought

Cynicism (philosophy) Cynicism ( grc, κυνισμός) is a school of thought of ancient Greek philosophy as practiced by the Cynics ( grc, Κυνικοί; la, Cynici). For the Cynics, the purpose of life is to live in virtue, in agreement with nature. As reasonin ...

, a school of ancient Greek philosophy *

Cynicism (contemporary) Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of "others". A cynic may have a general lack of faith or hope in people motivated by ambition, desire, greed, gratification, materialism, goals, and opinions that a cynic ...

, modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives

Books

* ''The Cynic'',

James Gordon Stuart Grant James Gordon Stuart Grant ( 1834 – 27 February 1902) was a New Zealand demagogue, journalist and eccentric. He was born in Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland in circa 1834. He unsuccessfully stood in the 1859 Town of Dunedin by-election again ...

1875 * '' The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell''

Music

* Cynic (band), a progressive rock/technical death metal band from Miami, Florida * The Cynics, a rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Armchair Cynics, a Canadian rock band *

Cynic Guru Cynic Guru is a progressive rock band fronted by classically trained violinist Roland Hartwell. Band history Early Years: 1991-1996 ---- Cynic Guru started in Los Angeles as 3-piece known as "Where Is My Hair". This featured Roland Hartwell (gu ...

, a progressive rock band *

The Cynic Project The Cynic Project is the name of a predominantly trance project started in 1999 by American musician and producer Alex Smith. It is known for its uplifting melodies, as well as standard club beats. It rose in popularity with the upbringing of mp3. ...

, a trance music project

Albums

* ''The Cynic'' (Zoe Rahman album) * ''The Cynic'', album by Monte Cazazza

Songs

* "The Cynic", single by Kashmir featuring David Bowie, from their album ''

No Balance Palace '' No Balance Palace '' is the fifth album by the Danish band Kashmir. It was released on 10 October 2005. The album features a duet between Kasper Eistrup and David Bowie on "The Cynic", and Lou Reed on "Black Building", and was produced by Tony ...

Other

Cynic epistles The Cynic epistles are a collection of letters expounding the principles and practices of Cynic philosophy mostly written in the time of the Roman empire but purporting to have been written by much earlier philosophers. Letters and dating The two ...

, an assorted collection of Roman era letters concerning Cynic philosophy *

Cynical realism Cynical realism () is a contemporary movement in Chinese art, especially in the form of painting, that began in the 1990s. Beginning in Beijing, it has become one of the most popular Chinese contemporary art movements in mainland China. It arose thr ...

, a contemporary movement in Chinese art * ''Cynics'' (film), a 1991 Soviet film * ''

The Vermont Cynic ''The Vermont Cynic'' is the award-winning, editorially-independent student newspaper of the University of Vermont (UVM). ''The Cynic'' has been published since 1883 (as ''The University Cynic''). Up until 1985, ''The Cynic'' was published using ...

'', a student newspaper of the University of Vermont {{disambiguation