What does "aristippian" mean?

Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.

Aristippian

Common synonyms include: aristippan, aristippus the younger, cyrenaic, cyrenaic, cyrenean, cyrenian.

adj, noun

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Noun

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Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger. historical

Adjective

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Synonym of Cyrenaic, of or related to Aristippus of Cyrene, Aristippus the Younger, or their school of philosophy. historical

From Aristippus + -ian.

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