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Alexander of Aphrodisias

200 - 215

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Alexander of Aphrodisias (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς, romanized: Alexandros ho Aphrodisieus; fl. 200 AD) was a Peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the Ancient Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle. He was a native of Aphrodisias in Caria and lived and taught in Athens at the beginning of the 3rd century, where he held a position as head of the Peripatetic school. He wrote many commentaries on the works of Aristotle, extant are those on the Prior Analytics, Topics, Meteorology, Sense and Sensibilia, and Metaphysics. Several original treatises also survive, and include a work On Fate, in which he argues against the Stoic doctrine of necessity; and one On the Soul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander of Aphrodisias is the 289th most popular philosopher (up from 296th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Alexander of Aphrodisias is most famous for his commentary on Aristotle's "On the Heavens."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alexander of Aphrodisias ranks 289 out of 1,267. Before him are Ramana Maharshi, Bruno Latour, Epimenides, Hans Jonas, Thomas Carlyle, and Speusippus. After him are Jacques Maritain, Alain Badiou, Alfred Tarski, Miskawayh, Rudolf Bultmann, and Bruno Bauer.

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Among people born in 200, Alexander of Aphrodisias ranks 14. Before him are Pope Stephen I, Pope Dionysius, Pope Fabian, Claudius Aelianus, Athenaeus, and Hua Tuo. After him are Artabanus IV of Parthia, Celsus, Zhang Jue, Artemidorus, Paul of Samosata, and Wei Yan. Among people deceased in 215, Alexander of Aphrodisias ranks 3. Before him are Galen, and Clement of Alexandria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alexander of Aphrodisias ranks 283 out of 1,347. Before him are Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Tansu Çiller (1946), Ctesias (-440), and Seleucus II Callinicus (-265). After him are Vitiges (475), Celâl Bayar (1883), Eumenes (-362), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), and Heraclides Ponticus (-385).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Alexander of Aphrodisias ranks 23. Before him are Xenocrates (-396), Michael Psellos (1018), Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Arcesilaus (-315), and Priscus (410). After him are Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Thrasymachus (-459), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), and Themistius (317).

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