Aristippus
Americannoun
noun
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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
Thus, in the end, Aristippus, the founder of the purest hedonism in the history of thought, comes very near not only to the Cynics, but to the more cultured hedonism of Epicurus and modern thinkers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
The followers of the Cyrenaic school, with its doctrine of moderation in the pursuit of pleasure, maintained that they carried out the maxims of Aristippus in their pursuit of the joys of love.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
Yet Aristippus was compelled to admit that some actions which give immediate pleasure entail more than their equivalent of pain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
What resemblance has the Grecian Aristippus to this fellow?
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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