Death-Persuader
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Death-Persuader was the notorious nickname of Hegesias of Cyrene, an ancient Greek philosopher whose extreme pessimistic teachings allegedly drove some listeners to contemplate or commit suicide.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hegesias of Cyrene | 0 |
| Peisithanatos | 0 |
| Ptolemy II Philadelphus | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek nickname
ⓘ
Hellenistic ruler ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | suicide of listeners ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | On Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banned | public lectures of Hegesias of Cyrene ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | ancient Greek hedonism ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Epicurean optimism
ⓘ
Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| country | Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| ethicalPosition |
life is neither good nor bad in itself
ⓘ
the wise person seeks apathy toward fortune ⓘ |
| hadNickname | Peisithanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | extreme pessimism ⓘ |
| influenced | later pessimistic traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristippus of Cyrene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earlier Cyrenaics ⓘ |
| knownAs | Death-Persuader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments about the worthlessness of life
ⓘ
influence on some listeners toward suicide ⓘ pessimistic ethics ⓘ |
| lecturesBannedBecause | they allegedly encouraged suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cyrenaic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
ethics
ⓘ
hedonism ⓘ pessimism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cyrenaicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Hegesias of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diogenes Laërtius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtThat |
external goods are largely unattainable
ⓘ
happiness is impossible to attain ⓘ life contains more pain than pleasure ⓘ pleasure cannot be securely possessed ⓘ the goal is freedom from pain rather than positive pleasure ⓘ the wise person is indifferent to life and death ⓘ |
| teachingLocation | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translation | Death-Persuader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| workCharacterizedBy | arguments in favor of death over life ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.