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Aristippus

Born

in Cyrene

March 05, 0435

Died

August 11, 0356

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristippus

Genre

Philosophy

Influences

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born perhaps 435 BC
died perhaps 366 BC

Greek philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene founded the school, based on prudence to temper the pursuit of pleasure to avoid discomfort.

He, a pupil of Socrates, nevertheless adopted a very different outlook and taught the goal of life to adapt circumstances and to maintain proper control over adversity and prosperity. His pupils included Arete, his daughter.

This son of Aritades in ancient Libya came present at the Olympic Games and fell in love with Ischomachus, the agriculturist, and so ardent a desire to see Socrates filled him, who went to Athens for the purpose almost to the time of his execution in 399 BC.

[autho:Diodorus] dates him to 366 BC and thus agrees very well with the known facts and the stat ...more

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	Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius, James Miller (Editor)(Introduction), Pamela Mensch (Contributor)(Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 730 ratings — published 250 — 266 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyrenaics Handbook 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clan of Four by Aristippus, Whitercrown 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clan of Four: Book Two by Aristippus, Whitercrown 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aristippi et Cyrenaicorum Fragmenta by Aristippus, Erich Mannebach (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The best thing is to possess pleasures without being their slave; not to be devoid of pleasures.”
― Aristippus

tags: pleasure

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“Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women.”
― Aristippus

tags: humor, love, penelope, philosophy, science, study, women

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“The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual nor are they always moral.”
― Aristippus, Aristippi et Cyrenaicorum Fragmenta

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