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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 of the Hellenistic period and a member of the Cyrenaics movement. Born and deceased in Cyrene, he was influenced by Socrates and spoke Ancient Greek. His name in his native language is Ἀρίστιππος.
He had a child named Arete of Cyrene, who was also his student. Another student was Antipater of Cyrene. His works include *Aristippi et Cyrenaicorum fragmenta*. He is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Pauly–Wissowa*.
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- Philosopher.name
- Aristippus
- Philosopher.image
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- 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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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Cyrene
- Place of death
- Cyrene
- Child
- Arete of Cyrene
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Socrates
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- Cyrenaics
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- Aristippus.jpg
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- influenced by
- Socrates
- student
- Antipater of Cyrene
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- New International Encyclopedia
- time period
- Hellenistic period
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- Aristippus
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Ἀρίστιππος
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- Servílio Conti
- significant place
- Cyrene
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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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