Philosophy, Pleasure and the Living Body

The Greek philosopher Arete of Cyrene, and her distinctive philosophy of pleasure.

Image: Champagne advertisement. By Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Arete of Cyrene was an early woman philosopher who was important in the establishment of the Cyrenaic school, which emphasised the centrality of bodily pleasure to the good life.