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

Among these were Antisthenes the Cynic and Aristippus of Cyrene.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

And it is said that Socrates, having received twenty minae sent to him by Aristippus, a grateful disciple, refused them and sent them back to him by the command of his conscience.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Of her we know more than we do of the daughter of Aristippus, but even our knowledge of the acquisitions and achievements of Hypatia is, unfortunately, extremely meager.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine

With the Megaric school is usually classified the Cyrenaic founded by Aristippus.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William