a Stoic philosopher, the disciple of Zeno the chief of the Stoics, flourished about 290 years before the Christian era. He differed but little from his master Zeno. He rejected logic as of no use, and natural philosophy as being above the reach of the human understanding. It is said, that being bald, the sun burnt his head; and that this caused his death.—There is a saying of his recorded, which might render the doctrine of Aristippus less odious than it ordinarily is; (see Aristippus). He used to say, "That a philosopher might do those of his hearers a prejudice who put a wrong interpretation upon good meanings; as for example that the school of Aristippus might fend out debauchees, and that of Zeno cynics:" which seems to imply, that the doctrine of this philosopher never produced this effect but when it was misunderstood. He should also have added, that every teacher is therefore obliged to forbear laying down ambiguous maxims, or to prevent false glozes being put upon them.