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.

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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

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