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Abstract :
[en] In the history of ancient philosophy, a small number of women are as
famous as Hipparchia. Member of the second generation of Cynics along with her
husband Crates and her brother Metrocles, Hipparchia is too often limited to her
relationships. She is frequently remembered for her scandalous act of public in
tercourse. However, reducing Hipparchia to this single event is an oversimplifica
tion. This paper will argue that she was a philosopher not only by association but
also by her adherence to the principles of Cynicism. This inquiry will lead to the
proof that Hipparchia found in the Cynic philosophy something that corre
sponded to her philosophical nature. The second part will try to show that Hip
parchia didn’t just follow Cynicism, but she dared to produce specifics about fam
ily issues in a different way than Diogenes of Sinope. Moreover, she was a
dialectician who could compete with the best of her time. This work aims to
prove that Hipparchia was not just a name in the history of Cynicism, but that
she was one of the most important and innovative.
