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Cyrenaicism
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English
Cyrenaics
Etymology
From en Cyrenaic ism, q.v.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsaɪriˌneɪəsɪzm/ /ˈkaɪrəˌneɪəsɪzm/
Proper noun
en usually _ pejorative en hedonism, particularly en ethics chiefly _ historical the specific beliefs of the philosophical school of Aristippus of Cyrene, advocating pursuit of sensual pleasure as the highest good.
1882 August, Contemporary Review, p. 214:
This reads like an avowal of Epicureanism or of the more selfish philosophy of pleasure known as Cyrenaicism.
Related terms
See en Cyrenaic
References
Cyrenaicism n
en Ancient Greece Libya Philosophy