Talk:Cynicism (philosophy)/GA1

GA Review
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1. Reasonably well written. I corrected a few instances of the use of 'we' and refactored a few sentences. Aside from that, I find the article well written for the most part. I do have some concern regarding the two sentences of the "Philosophy" section that begin with "A Cynic, then, has no property and rejects all conventional values of money, fame, power or reputation." I cannot tell whether this is an indirect quote from Long (which is the source cited following the second sentence), or whether it is not, in which case its tone seems a bit lecture-ish. I suspect that this is an indirect quote, but I would like someone with access to the source to double-check that assumption.

2. Factually accurate and verifiable. I see no issues.

3. Broad in its coverage. While there might be room for further expansion, I believe it's sufficiently broad for GA. It covers the basics of the philosophy and its historical impact, including some of the most influential Cynics.

4. NPOV. I see no issues.

5. Stable. It's undergone a spate of editing recently, but these are all fairly minor changes. No issues.

6. Images. Perhaps a little sparse, but you can't exactly take a photo of a philosophy. No issues with the fair-use rationales of the images that do exist.

7. Overall. Pass. But please follow up on those two sentences I pointed out in #1.


 * Okay, I've added the source for the sentence mentioned in #1, and made it sound a little less "lecture-ish". Singinglemon (talk) 21:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Further improvement
I think improvement, in the case of this article, will lie primarily in expansion. In order to meet Featured Article criteria, both the philosophy and the history sections should be covered in more depth, and perhaps with the use of more sources as well -- though the ones the article already has are certainly reliable. Still, there are many books about the history of western philosophy that might prove useful in further expanding the article.

Given the interconnection between Cynicism and Stoicism, a section detailing the relation between the two philosophies in more detail might be something to consider.

Reviewer: Shimeru (talk) 02:14, 9 May 2010 (UTC)