Cyrenaicism
/ˌsaɪrəˈneɪɪsɪzəm/noun
The philosophical school founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, emphasizing immediate pleasure as the highest good.
Did you know?Cyrenaicism treated bodily pleasure as more certain than past or future experience, making radical attention to the present its philosophical signature.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Kyrenē
“Cyrene, the North African city associated with the school's founder”
4th Century BCE
Greek
Kyrēnaïkoi
“The Cyrenaics, followers of Aristippus of Cyrene”
Late Classical Greek
Greek
Kyrēnaïkos
“Of or pertaining to Cyrene”
18th Century
English
Cyrenaicism
“The doctrine or philosophical system of the Cyrenaics”
Modern English
English
Cyrenaicism
“The school of hedonistic philosophy centered on immediate pleasure”
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