Diogenes Laertes, Lives of Philosophers bk 2 | Aristippus On Pleasures and Pains | Core Concepts

This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker.

This Core Concept video focuses on the Life of Aristippus found in book 2 of Diogenes Laertes' Lives of the Philosophers, discussing the ancient Cyrenaic hedonist school of philosophy. This video discusses specifically Aristippus' teaching about the centrality of pleasures and pains in moral decision-making and the good life. It also discusses how the Cyrenaics classified and valued different pleasures and pains.