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Description: Aristippus (Aristippos) of Cyrene, c. 435 BC - c. 356 BC. Associate of Socrates, who founded the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. The first known philosopher to espouse the ethical doctrine of hedonism, or seeking pleasure.

Aristippus (Aristippos) of Cyrene, c. 435 BC - c. 356 BC. Associate of Socrates, who founded the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. The first known philosopher to espouse the ethical doctrine of hedonism, or seeking pleasure.

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