more on this theme | more from this thinker
Full Idea
Cyrenaics claimed our final good was pleasure, best achieved by seeking maximum intensity of pleasurable experiences, but they explicitly admitted that this was not happiness.
Gist of Idea
Cyrenaics pursue pleasure, but don't equate it with happiness
Source
Julia Annas (The Morality of Happiness [1993], 1)
Book Ref
Annas,Julia: 'The Morality of Happiness' [OUP 1995], p.38
| 3541 | Ancient ethics uses attractive notions, not imperatives [Annas] |
| 3542 | We should do good when necessary, not maximise it [Annas] |
| 3543 | Cyrenaics pursue pleasure, but don't equate it with happiness [Annas] |
| 3546 | 'Phronesis' should translate as 'practical intelligence', not as prudence [Annas] |
| 3547 | Epicureans achieve pleasure through character development [Annas] |
| 3550 | Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions [Annas] |
| 3551 | Virtue theory tries to explain our duties in terms of our character [Annas] |
| 3552 | If excessively good actions are admirable but not required, then duty isn't basic [Annas] |