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(philosophy) The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it. Open English WordNet

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(philosophy) The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that could result from it. Open English WordNet

The Cyrenaics or Kyrenaics, were a sensual hedonist Greek school of philosophy founded in the 4th century BCE, supposedly by Aristippus of Cyrene, although many of the principles of the school are believed to have been formalized by his grandson of the same name, Aristippus the Younger. Wikipedia

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Cyrenaicism deduces a single, universal aim for all people which is pleasure. Open English WordNet

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philosophical doctrine

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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