A Cyrenaic philosopher

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• Cyrenaic — [sir΄ə nā′ik, sī΄rənā′ik] adj. 1. of Cyrenaica or Cyrene 2. of the Greek school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, who considered immediate, sensual pleasure the greatest good n. a philosopher of the Cyrenaic school …   English World dictionary

• Cyrenaic — Cyr•e•na•ic [[t]ˌsɪr əˈneɪ ɪk, ˌsaɪ rə [/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to Cyrenaica or Cyrene 2) pho noting or pertaining to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, who taught that pleasure is the only rational aim of life 3) a… …   From formal English to slang

• philosopher — Synonyms and related words: Abelard, Albertus Magnus, Albinus, Alexander, Anaxagoras, Anselm, Averroist, Bacon, Berkeleian, Berkeley, Boethius, Bonaventure, Boodin, Bosanquet, Bowne, Broad, Bruno, Cartesian, Chubb, Cicero, Comtist, Condillac,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Theodorus the Atheist — Theodorus ( el. Θεόδωρος) the Atheist, of Cyrene, was a philosopher of the Cyrenaic school who lived around 300 BC. He lived in both Greece and Alexandria, before ending his days in his native city of Cyrene. As a Cyrenaic philosopher, he taught… …   Wikipedia

• Hegesias of Cyrene — Hegesias ( el. Ἡγησίας) of Cyrenes was a Cyrenaic philosopher, who probably lived c. 300 BC.He is said by Diogenes Laërtius [Diogenes Laërtius, ii] to have been the disciple of Paraebates, himself a disciple of Antipater of Cyrene, himself a… …   Wikipedia

• History of atheism — Although the term atheism originated in the 16th century, based on Ancient Greek godless, denying the gods, ungodly [Modern translations of classical texts sometimes translate atheos as atheistic . As an abstract noun, there was also atheotēs (… …   Wikipedia

• Aristippus (disambiguation) — Aristippus may refer to one of the following:*Aristippus, (lived c. 400 BC), founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. *Aristippus the Younger, (lived c. 325 BC), grandson of Aristippus, and also a Cyrenaic philosopher. *Aristippus of Argos,… …   Wikipedia

• Bion of Borysthenes — ( el. Βίων Βορυσθενίτης), was a Greek philosopher, who lived c. 325 c. 250 BC. After being sold into slavery, and then released, he moved to Athens, where he studied in almost every school of philosophy available. It is, however, for his Cynic… …   Wikipedia

• Hegesias — is a named shared by different people:* Hegesias of Cyrene, Cyrenaic philosopher, c. 300 BC. * Hegesias of Magnesia, Greek rhetorician and historian, c. 300 BC. * Hegesias or Hegesinus of Salamis, sometimes said to be the author of the lost epic… …   Wikipedia

• Anniceris — ( el. Ἀννίκερις), was an ancient Greek Cyrenaic philosopher, who lived in the late 4th century BC.He was a disciple of Paraebates, the student of Aristippus, and the Suda says he lived at the time of Alexander the Great (ruled 336–323 BC). [Suda …   Wikipedia

• HEGE`SIAS —    a Cyrenaic philosopher, who held that life was full of evils, that it was in vain to seek after pleasure, and that all a wise man could do was to fortify himself as best he could against pain …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia