person
Aristippus of Cyrene
Aristippus
also: Aristippus
The hedonist philosopher (c. 435–356 BC) who had his slaves dump his gold in the Libyan desert to lighten their march — extravagance to match the miser's hoarding.
Reading notes
- The Epistles §1.1 Aristippus
The hedonist philosopher (c. 435–356 BC) who had his slaves dump his gold in the Libyan desert to lighten their march — extravagance to match the miser's hoarding.
- The Satires §2.3 Greek Aristippus
The pleasure-philosopher of Cyrene who had his slaves throw his gold away in the Libyan desert to ease their march — prodigality to mirror the miser.