person
Antipater of Cyrene
Antipater
also: Antipatri Cyrenaici, Antipater of Cyrene
A blind philosopher of the Cyrenaic school, cited by Cicero for his witty retort to women lamenting his blindness, that the pleasures of the night were not lost on him. He illustrates the Cyrenaic view that the loss of sight need not impair the happy life.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §5.112 that saying of Antipater of Cyrene
Antipater of Cyrene, a blind philosopher of the hedonistic Cyrenaic school, who told women lamenting his blindness that the pleasures of the night were not denied him. He shows that loss of sight need not destroy the happy life.