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Background Report: The Cyrenaics
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Based on source story: The Cyrenaics from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Stanford Encyclopedia of gives a fuller on The The are one of the so-called namely which, the says the doxographical tradition, were founded by prominent figures of the circle, were.
Barring Plato, the stand out among the other Socratics in another respect as well, namely their reception by both ancient authors and modern interpreters. There is higher level of engagement with their views than is known to be with the views of Antisthenes, Aeschines, Eucleides, Phaedo, and their respective or the.
In addition to the interactions between the different Cyrenaic sects and between the latter and the Epicureans, Aristippus of Cyrene and the receive critical attention by authors. In the modern era, notable cases of reception consist in attempts to revisit controversial aspects of Cyrenaic in light of contemporary philosophical concerns.
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