ANNICERIS, a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. A follower of Aristippus, he denied that pleasure is the general end of human life. To each separate action there is a particular end, namely the pleasure which actually results from it. Secondly, pleasure is not merely the negation of pain. There is, however, an absolute pleasure in certain virtues such as belong to friendship. In these a man will have pleasure, even though it may result in painful consequences. He maintains, in opposition to most of the Cyrenaic school, that prudence alone is an insufficient guarantee against error. The wise man is he who has acquired a habit of wise action ; human wisdom is liable to lapses at any moment.