Arete of Cyrene
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Arete of Cyrene was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school, noted as one of the earliest known female philosophers and an influential transmitter of her father Aristippus’s hedonistic teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arete of Cyrene canonical | 3 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrenaic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ classical-era Greek person ⓘ female philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
ⓘ
hedonistic ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| father |
Aristippus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
|
| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristippus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
|
| influencedBy |
Aristippus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
|
| knownFor |
being cited in later doxographical traditions about the Cyrenaics
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continuing the philosophical school founded by her father ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest | hedonism ⓘ |
| notableAs | disciple and successor of Aristippus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest known female philosophers
ⓘ
transmitting the hedonistic teachings of Aristippus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus | pleasure as the highest good ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrenaic school
|
| placeOfOrigin | Cyrene ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| relative |
Aristippus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
Aristippus ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
|
| sourceAttestation |
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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surface form:
Diogenes Laertius
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| taught |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
|
| tradition | Cyrenaic hedonism ⓘ |
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