Aristippus of Cyrene Philosophers Philosophy


Aristippus (Aristippos) of Cyrene, c. 435 BC - c. 356 BC. Associate of Socrates, who founded the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. The first known philosopher to espouse the ethical doctrine of hedonism, or seeking pleasure.








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