The late Cynics furnish us with wonderful examples of what constitutes a Cynic with regard to his mode of life, his attire, his condemning and barking at institutions and values, and other similar aspects of Cynicism, but give us no useful dues concerning their beliefs and convictions. It is for this reason that Julian was probably justified in attempting to resurrect what he viewed as the genuine spirit of Diogenes, while thundering against the Cynics of his time and accusing them of being thoughtless people.
