Aristippus the Elder's Hedonism

Aristippus the older is thought to be a debauched jerk who recycles bee material from Diogenes. He was clearly more interested than the cynics in luxurious pleasure and wealth, unless we discount these aspects of the evidence as scurrilous rumors. Still central to his philosophical outlook is hedonism, the claim that pleasure is the good. But like them, he accepted the satisfaction of momentary desire as a natural way to live.