Aristippus

American  

[ar-uh-stip-uhs] / ˌær əˈstɪp əs /

noun

1. 435?–356? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.

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Aristippus British  

/ ˌærɪˈstɪpəs /

noun

1. ?435–?356 _bc , Greek philosopher, who believed pleasure to be the highest good and founded the Cyrenaic school

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Example Sentences

In prose so immaculately manicured that only the polish is apparent, Santayana descends to the oblivion of limbo and seeks out his beloved, smooth-talking heroes: Socrates, Democritus, Alcibiades, Dionysius, Aristippus.

From Time Magazine Archive

This pessimistic attitude is far removed from the positive hedonism of Aristippus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

It was this side of his teaching which Aristippus now pressed to its logical conclusions, regardless of all other claims.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

Aristippus replied, "Because the wise realize what they lack, but the rich do not."

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

As head of the Cyrenaic School after her father's death, she had many distinguished pupils, among them Theodorus and Aristippus the Younger.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell