Jordan CragoThe Dude as Cyrenaic SageDudeism is, depending on who you ask, a philosophy or religion based on the 1998 cult-classic, The Big Lebowski. The film follows the…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
Jordan CragoThird Short Summary of Kurt Lampe’s The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure…Chapter 7 focuses on the later Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias, who is remarkable, so Lampe claims, for being the only true pessimist…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Jordan CragoSecond Short Summary of Kurt Lampe’s The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure…Chapters 4 to 6, but especially chapter 4, deal with the Cyrenaic way of life, so for those interested in Cyrenaicism not just as a…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Jordan CragoFirst Short Summary of Kurt Lampe’s The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure…After an introductory chapter, Lampe begins his exploration of the Cyrenaics in chapter 2 with a historical overview of the movement. He…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Jordan CragoA brief introduction to Cyrenaic philosophyCyrenaicism, or the Cyrenaic school of philosophy, is named after the North African city of Cyrene, where most of the movement’s…Jun 4, 20211Jun 4, 20211
