For the medieval Sicilian translator, scholar, and courtier, see Henry Aristippus.

Aristippus (c. 435-366 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher born in Cyrene in Africa. He was evidently well-known as a follower of Socrates, since Plato in the Phaedo -- his account of Socrates' last day -- makes an inquirer express surprise at the report that Aristippus was not at Socrates' side when the latter was executed; it turned out that Aristippus happened to be away, on the island of Aegina with another of Socrates' associates Cleombrotus. Aristippus goes otherwise unmentioned in Plato's dialogues, though he does appear in Xenophon's writings. According to Aeschines Socraticus, Aristippus was originally attracted to Athens "because of Socrates' fame". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Henry Aristippus was the archdeacon of Catania (from c. ... The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... Cyrene, the ancient Greek city (in present-day Libya) was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region and gave eastern Libya the classical name Cyrenaica that it has retained to modern times. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... This page is about the ancient Greek philosopher. ... PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois (U of I) and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. ... Coordinates 37°45′ N 23°26′ E Country Greece Periphery Attica Prefecture Piraeus Population 13,552 source (2001) Area 87. ... Xenophon, Greek historian Xenophon (In Greek , ca. ... Aeschines (c. ...

Diogenes Laertius relates a number of stories involving Aristippus at the court of Dionysius or Dionysius the Younger. Diogenes Laërtius, the biographer of the Greek philosophers, is supposed by some to have received his surname from the town of Laerte in Cilicia, and by others from the Roman family of the Laërtii. ... Headline text 1649874 Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. ... Dionysius the Younger or Dionysius II (c. ...

Either Aristippus himself or his grandson Aristippus was the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which endorsed hedonism and egoism. The elder Aristippus' daughter Arete of Cyrene was said to have been a philosopher herself, who educated the younger Aristippus, who was consequently nicknamed Mētrodidactus or "Mother-Taught". The Cyrenaics were an ultra-hedonist group of philosophers founded in the 4th century BC, allegedly by Aristippus of Cyrene, a disciple of Socrates. ... This article does not cite any sources. ... Egoism may refer to any of the following: psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest ethical egoism - the ethical doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest rational egoism - the belief that it is rational to act... Arete of Cyrene (fl. ...

None of the writings of either Aristippus has survived.

In Book VI of De architectura Vitruvius describes one of Aristippus writings "It is related of the Socratic philosopher Aristippus that, being shipwrecked and cast ashore on the coast of the Rhodians, he observed geometrical figures drawn thereon, and cried out to his companions: "Let us be of good cheer, for I see the traces of man." With that he made for the city of Rhodes, and went straight to the gymnasium. There he fell to discussing philosophical subjects, and presents were bestowed upon him, so that he could not only fit himself out, but could also provide those who accompanied him with clothing and all other necessaries of life. When his companions wished to return to their country, and asked him what message he wished them to carry home, he bade them say this: that children ought to be provided with property and resources of a kind that could swim with them even out of a shipwreck." De architectūra (Latin: On architecture) was a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus. ... Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. ... Socrates Scholasticus; for the Brazilian football player, see Sócrates (football player) Socrates Socrates (June 4, 470 – 399 BC) (Greek Σωκράτης Sōkrátēs) was a Greek (Athenian) philosopher and one of the most important icons of the Western... Location map of Rhodes Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος (pron. ... Geometry (from the Greek words Ge = earth and metro = measure) is the branch of mathematics first introduced by Theaetetus dealing with spatial relationships. ... Gymnasium can have following meanings: Gymnasium (ancient Greece)—an educational and sporting institution in Ancient Greece Gymnasium—a school of secondary education found in several European countries (approx. ... Philosophy (from the Greek words philos and sophia meaning love of wisdom) is understood in different ways historically and by different philosophers. ...