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Cyrenaicism

name
/ˈsaɪriˌneɪəsɪzm/

Etymology

From Cyrenaic + -ism, q.v.

  1. derived from Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός
  2. derived from Cyrenaicus
  3. suffixed as cyrenaicism — “Cyrenaic + ism”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of hedonism, particularly (ethics, chiefly historical) the specific beliefs of…

    Synonym of hedonism, particularly (ethics, chiefly historical) the specific beliefs of the philosophical school of Aristippus of Cyrene, advocating pursuit of sensual pleasure as the highest good.

    • This reads like an avowal of Epicureanism or of the more selfish philosophy of pleasure known as Cyrenaicism.

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