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Naw, the mixed origin of lingo is all right. I am a botanist and had never met the word 'akrasia' before LW, but it is simply useful, and so I liked it. If I ever have to talk to a non-LWer about it, I'll just explain it, and we'll move on. It's like math here, a bit: 'let akrasia stand for... And affect heuristic for... Then...'
unhelpful comment, disregard
If you know of useful words introduced by Cynics, post a list - it's better to have more words than less.
If you have a hard time introducing concepts, taboo the words and see what happens.
I do not know, or particularly care, what ancients are in fashion today; my library was inherited from a man who did not know or care, too, and I am more likely to stumble across Catullus because he's in the front row.