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Anaxarchus

380 BC - 320 BC

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Anaxarchus (; Greek: Ἀνάξαρχος; c. 380 – c. 320 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the school of Democritus. Together with Pyrrho, he accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anaxarchus is the 525th most popular philosopher (down from 489th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Greece (down from 299th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Anaxarchus ranks 525 out of 1,267. Before him are Jean Améry, Karl Löwith, Huiyuan, Giles of Rome, Madhvacharya, and Ludwig Büchner. After him are Sivananda Saraswati, Manuel Chrysoloras, Charles Taylor, Saul Kripke, Karl-Otto Apel, and Polemon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380 BC, Anaxarchus ranks 5. Before him are Darius III, Pytheas, Memnon of Rhodes, and Oxyartes. After him are Demades, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 320 BC, Anaxarchus ranks 2. Before him is Theopompus. After him are Zoilus, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, and Dinostratus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Anaxarchus ranks 319 out of 1,024. Before him are Ageladas (-600), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), Aristyllus (-400), Cylon of Athens (-700), Yanni (1954), and Semonides of Amorgos (-650). After him are Lais of Corinth (-400), Polemon (-400), Gregory V of Constantinople (1745), Agnes Baltsa (1944), Hierocles of Alexandria (410), and Cynisca (-430).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Anaxarchus ranks 39. Before him are Philo of Larissa (-145), Archelaus (-500), Plutarch of Athens (350), Timon of Phlius (-320), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), and Phaedo of Elis (-401). After him are Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Cebes (-500), and Aeschines of Sphettus (-430).

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