PHILOSOPHER

Anniceris

400 BC - 360 BC

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Anniceris (Ancient Greek: Ἀννίκερις; fl. 300 BC) was a Cyrenaic philosopher. He argued that pleasure is achieved through individual acts of gratification which are sought for the pleasure that they produce, but he also laid great emphasis on the love of family, country, friendship and gratitude, which provide pleasure even when they demand sacrifice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anniceris is the 995th most popular philosopher (down from 874th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Libya (down from 34th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Libyan Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Anniceris ranks 995 out of 1,267. Before him are Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Pedro da Fonseca, Christian von Ehrenfels, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Fernando Savater, and Wei Yuan. After him are Evald Ilyenkov, Tariq Ramadan, Jacques Cujas, Ram Dass, Jaime Balmes, and Dominicus Gundissalinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Anniceris ranks 102. Before him are Diocles of Carystus, Deidamia I of Epirus, Taxiles, Meleager, Orontes III, and Cephisodotus the Younger. After him are Marsyas of Pella, Alexander of Lyncestis, Attalus, Publius Decius Mus, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, and Kidinnu. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Anniceris ranks 23. Before him are Quintus Hortensius, Antiphilus, Leontion, Laomedon of Mytilene, Phaenias of Eresus, and Taxiles. After him are Marsyas of Pella, Arrhidaeus, Aristides of Thebes, Stasanor, Cotys I, and Sibyrtius.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Anniceris ranks 47 out of 76. Before him are Al-Saadi Gaddafi (1973), Abdurrahim El-Keib (1950), Mutassim Gaddafi (1974), Abdullah Senussi (1949), Lacydes of Cyrene (-300), and Shukri Ghanem (1942). After him are Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (1952), Mohamed al-Menfi (1976), Moussa Koussa (1949), Nouri Abusahmain (2000), and Nadia Ali (1980).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Anniceris ranks 9. Before him are Synesius (370), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), and Lacydes of Cyrene (-300).

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