Aristipp [und einige seiner Zeitgenossen] - 2. Band

Christoph Martin Wieland, the towering figure of German Enlightenment, transports readers to the glittering world of ancient Greece in this philosophical novel. Aristippus of Cyrene, the Hedonist philosopher and student of Socrates, serves as both protagonist and guide through an era when philosophy bloomed. The wandering courtesan Lais threads through the narrative like a comet, her encounters with philosophers illuminating the clash between competing schools of thought: the Cyrenaics' pursuit of pleasure, the Cynics' embrace of virtue, and the emerging Socratic tradition. But this is no dry treatise. Wieland populates his Athens with living, breathing figures whose dinner debates, love affairs, and political machinations bring ethical philosophy down to earth. Volume Two continues this ambitious project, deepening the portrait of an age when thinkers genuinely believed philosophy could reshape human life. For readers who savor the intellectual pleasure of watching ideas collide with human desire, Wieland offers a rare treat: a novel that thinks deeply while telling a thoroughly engaging story.