Aristippus the Younger (/ˌærəˈstɪpəs/;Ancient Greek:Ἀρίστιππος; bornc. 380 BC), ofCyrene, was aCyrenaic philosopher in the second half of the 4th century BC. He was the grandson ofAristippus of Cyrene, the founder of the school. According toDiogenes Laërtius, he received the nickname "Mother-taught" (metrodidaktos).^[1] because he learned philosophy from his mother,Arete of Cyrene, who was the daughter of the elder Aristippus. Diogenes listsTheodorus the Atheist as one of his students.^[2] According toAristocles of Messene, as quoted byEusebius, he may have formalized the principles ofCyrenaic philosophy.:

He quite plainly defined the end to be the life of pleasure, ranking as pleasure that which lies in motion. For he said that there are three states affecting our temperament: one, in which we feel pain, like a storm at sea; another, in which we feel pleasure, that may be likened to a gentle undulation, for pleasure is a gentle movement, comparable to a favourable breeze; and the third is an intermediate state, in which we feel neither pain nor pleasure, which is similar to a calm.^[3]

Not much else is known about Aristippus the Younger. According toDebra Nails, he may have been conflated with his grandfather.^[4]

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