Anniceris
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Anniceris was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school known for revising its hedonistic doctrine to emphasize friendship, gratitude, and social obligations alongside personal pleasure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anniceris canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrenaic philosopher
ⓘ
ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ hedonist philosopher ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Cyrene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| doctrine |
friendship can be rationally chosen even at cost to one’s own immediate pleasure
ⓘ
gratitude is intrinsically valuable ⓘ pleasure is the ultimate good ⓘ pleasures of friendship and social bonds are significant components of the good life ⓘ social obligations can justify self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced | later Cyrenaic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristippus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus the Elder
earlier Cyrenaics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
provided a bridge between radical hedonism and more social ethical theories
ⓘ
represented a more social form of Cyrenaic hedonism ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
ⓘ
hedonism ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrenaic school
|
| notableFor |
emphasizing friendship in ethics
ⓘ
emphasizing gratitude in ethics ⓘ emphasizing social obligations in ethics ⓘ revising Cyrenaic hedonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrenaicism
|
| philosophicalStance |
moderated or revised hedonism
ⓘ
opposed purely egoistic interpretations of Cyrenaicism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of a branch of the Cyrenaic school ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
ⓘ
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ
surface form:
Diogenes Laertius
|
| teaching |
habit and commitment can bind us to friends beyond immediate pleasure
ⓘ
we sometimes love friends for their own sake, not only for utility ⓘ |
| viewOnFriendship | friendship may be maintained even when not immediately pleasurable ⓘ |
| viewOnGratitude | gratitude should be repaid even when not advantageous ⓘ |
| viewOnPleasure | pleasure is not merely momentary but can include stable relationships ⓘ |
| viewOnSelfSacrifice | self-sacrifice can be reasonable for the sake of friends ⓘ |
| viewOnVirtue | virtue is instrumentally related to pleasure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.