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Aristippus
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Aristippus of Cyrene (; ; c. 435 – c. 356 BCE) was a hedonistic Greek philosopher and the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates, but adopted a different philosophical outlook, teaching that the goal of life was to seek pleasure by adapting circumstances to oneself and by maintaining proper control over both adversity and prosperity. His view that pleasure is the only good came to be called ethical hedonism. Due to the ideological and philosophical differences between Socrates and himself, Aristippus faced backlash from Socrates and many of his fellow pupils.
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Aristippus was a male philosopher from Cyrene who lived during the Hellenistic period. He was a student of Socrates and was influenced by him. Aristippus is associated with the Cyrenaics movement and wrote in Ancient Greek. His notable work is *Aristippi et Cyrenaicorum fragmenta*.
He was born in Cyrene, with recorded birth dates of 434 BCE, 430 BCE, or 435 BCE. He died in Cyrene, with recorded death dates of 355 BCE or 366 BCE. Aristippus had a child, Arete of Cyrene, who was also his student. Antipater of Cyrene was another student of his.
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- Aristippi et Cyrenaicorum fragmenta
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Aristippus
- Philosopher.image
- Aristippus.jpg
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- Philosopher.birth_date
- c. 435 BCE
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Cyrene
- Philosopher.death_date
- c. 356 BCE (aged c. 7879)
- Philosopher.death_place
- Athens
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Cyrenaic school
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Hedonism, Epistemology
- Philosopher.notable_ideas
- Hedonism
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Aristippus of Cyrene (; ; c. 435 – c. 356 BCE) was a hedonistic Greek philosopher and the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates, but adopted a different philosophical outlook, teaching that the goal of life was to seek pleasure by adapting circumstances to oneself and by maintaining proper control over both adversity and prosperity. His view that pleasure is the only good came to be called ethical hedonism. Due to the ideological and philosophical differences between Socrates and himself, Aristippus faced backlash from Socrates and many of his fellow pupils. With respect to his hedonistic beliefs, Aristippus's most famous phrase was, "I possess, I am not possessed." Despite having two sons, Aristippus identified his daughter Arete as the "intellectual heiress" of his work, resulting in the systematization of his work and the Cyrenaic school of philosophy, by Arete, and her son Aristippus the Younger, Aristippus's grandson, during the later years of his life and after his death.
There are indications that Aristippus was conflated with his grandson, Aristippus the Younger.
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