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An explanation of the ancient philosophical position entitled Cyrenaicism which claims that the only good is physical pleasure, including the positions of the major Cyrenaics: Aristippus the Younger, Aristippus the Elder, Hegesias, Anniceris, and Theodorus. This was a precursor to both the Epicurean and the Skeptical philosophical schools.
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