# Aristippus — Marius the Epicurean character guide

> Aristippus in Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-part-ii-ix-new-cyrenaicism

## Who they are

The founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy, advocating for pleasure as the highest good.

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