Antipater of Cyrene
Antipater of Cyrene (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος; fl. 4th-century BC) was one of the disciples of the philosopher Aristippus, the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.[1] He had a pupil called .[1] According to Cicero, he was blind, and when some women bewailed the fact, he replied, "What do you mean? Do you think the night can furnish no pleasure?"[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Diogenes Laërtius, ii. 86
- ^ Cicero, Tusculanae Quaestiones, v. (38)112
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- 4th-century BC philosophers
- Blind people
- Cyrenaic philosophers