Aristippus of Cyrene
Aristippus of Cyrene
(c. 435-366 B.C.) Originally a Sophist, then Socrates’ disciple, and finally the founder of the Cyrenaic School. He taught that pleasure, understood as the sensation of gentle character, is the true end of life. All pleasures are equal in value, but differ in degree and duration; they should be controlled and moderated by reason. — R.B.W.