The Birth of Hedonism

Kurt Lampe

Princeton University Press, 2017

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According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused the most radical form of hedonism in ancient Western philosophy. Before the rise of the better

ISBN-13
9780691176383
ISBN-10
0691176388
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2017
Publication date
2017-05-09
Pages
304
Dimensions
159x235x28
Weight
482