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Aeschines of Sphettus

430 BC - 360 BC

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Aeschines of Sphettus (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Σφήττιος, c. 425 BC – c. 350 BC) or Aeschines Socraticus (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Σωκρατικός), son of Lysanias, of the deme Sphettus of Athens, was a philosopher who in his youth was a follower of Socrates. Historians call him Aeschines Socraticus—"the Socratic Aeschines"—to distinguish him from the more historically influential Athenian orator also named Aeschines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aeschines of Sphettus is the 613th most popular philosopher (down from 597th in 2019), the 362nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 348th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 613 out of 1,267. Before him are Alfred Schmidt, Peter the Iberian, Conrad Celtes, Eduard Spranger, Silvia Federici, and Cebes. After him are Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Berengar of Tours, Friedrich Albert Lange, Pietro d'Abano, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Dignāga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 4. Before him are Xenophon, Dionysius I of Syracuse, and Cynisca. After him is Philistus. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 8. Before him are Agesilaus II, Atropates, Agnodice, Artabazos II, Lais of Corinth, and Dinocrates. After him are Campaspe, Polykleitos the Younger, Silanion, Palaephatus, Timotheus of Miletus, and Lais of Hyccara.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 362 out of 1,024. Before him are Perictione (-500), Aspasia Manos (1896), Lycophron (-320), Glaucus of Corinth (null), Cebes (-500), and Alexis Tsipras (1974). After him are Pleistoanax (-500), Antenor (-590), Ange Postecoglou (1965), Jannis Kounellis (1936), Anastasios of Albania (1929), and Ahmed Izzet Pasha (1864).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 45. Before him are Anaxarchus (-380), Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), and Cebes (-500). After him are Aristo of Chios (-300), Onesicritus (-360), Menedemus (-340), Glaucon (-445), Asclepigenia (400), and Hermarchus (-325).

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