Cynic

Cynic or Cynicism may mean:

Modes of thought

• Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy
• Cynicism (contemporary), modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives

Books

• The Cynic, James Gordon Stuart Grant 1875

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, a progressive rock band
• The Cynic Project, a trance music project

Albums

• The Cynic (Zoe Rahman album)
• The Cynic, album by Monte Cazazza

Songs

• "The Cynic", single by David Bowie and Kashmir from No Balance Palace 2006

Other

• Cynic epistles, an assorted collection of Roman era letters concerning Cynic philosophy
• Cynical realism, a contemporary movement in Chinese art
• Vermont Cynic, a student newspaper of the University of Vermont