The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life
by
Kurt Lampe
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2014
According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused the most radical form of hedonism in ancient...