He quite plainly defined the end to be the life of pleasure, ranking as pleasure that which lies in motion. For he said that there are three states affecting our temperament: one, in which we feel pain, like a storm at sea; another, in which we feel pleasure, that may be likened to a gentle undulation, for pleasure is a gentle movement, comparable to a favourable breeze; and the third is an intermediate state, in which we feel neither pain nor pleasure, which is similar to a calm.[3]
Not much else is known about Aristippus the Younger. According to Debra Nails, he may have been conflated with his grandfather.[4]
aristippus, younger, ancient, greek, Ἀρίστιππος, cyrene, cyrenaic, philosopher, second, half, century, grandson, aristippus, cyrene, founder, school, according, diogenes, laërtius, received, nickname, mother, taught, metrodidaktos, because, learned, philosophy. Aristippus the Younger ˌ ae r e ˈ s t ɪ p e s Ancient Greek Ἀristippos of Cyrene was a Cyrenaic philosopher in the second half of the 4th century BC He was the grandson of Aristippus of Cyrene the founder of the school According to Diogenes Laertius he received the nickname Mother taught metrodidaktos 1 because he learned philosophy from his mother Arete of Cyrene who was the daughter of the elder Aristippus Diogenes lists Theodorus the Atheist as one of his students 2 According to Aristocles of Messene as quoted by Eusebius he may have formalized the principles of Cyrenaic philosophy Aristippus the YoungerBornc 380 BCECyreneEraAncient philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolCyrenaic schoolMain interestsHedonismHe quite plainly defined the end to be the life of pleasure ranking as pleasure that which lies in motion For he said that there are three states affecting our temperament one in which we feel pain like a storm at sea another in which we feel pleasure that may be likened to a gentle undulation for pleasure is a gentle movement comparable to a favourable breeze and the third is an intermediate state in which we feel neither pain nor pleasure which is similar to a calm 3 Not much else is known about Aristippus the Younger According to Debra Nails he may have been conflated with his grandfather 4 References edit Diogenes Laertius ii 83 86 Diogenes Laertius ii 86 Eusebius of Caesarea Praeparatio Evangelica xiv Archived January 20 2008 at the Wayback Machine 18 Debra Nails The People of Plato ISBN 1603844031 p 50 nbsp This biography of a philosopher from Ancient Greece is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aristippus the Younger amp oldid 1217196234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
