hedonism

In its literary form, Bion’s diatribe is the antithesis of the Stoics’ didactic works, with their skeletal reasoning and bewildering terminology. Yet it is not a continuous discourse, composed of periods, in the manner of the rhetoricians and sophists; it … Read More

One of the first manifestations of a current of thought very distinct from Stoicism and Epicureanism  in the 3rd century, in agreement with Stoicism in using dialectic and with Epicureanism in denying Stoic beliefs, but radically hostile to the dogmatism … Read More

Hedonism (from Ancient Greek: ἡδονή / hēdonḗ, “pleasure” and suffix -ισμός / -ismós) is a philosophical doctrine attributed to Aristippus of Cyrene according to which the pursuit of pleasures and the avoidance of suffering constitute the goal of human life … Read More