Cyrenaicism
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Cyrenaicism
- (usually derogatory) 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.
- 1882 August, Contemporary Review, p. 214:
- This reads like an avowal of Epicureanism or of the more selfish philosophy of pleasure known as Cyrenaicism.
- 1882 August, Contemporary Review, p. 214:
Related terms[edit]
- See Cyrenaic
References[edit]
- “Cyrenaicism, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.