PHILOSOPHER

Antiochus of Ascalon

130 BC - 68 BC

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Antiochus of Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: Άντίοχος ὁ Ἀσκαλώνιος; c. 135/130 – c. 68 BC) was a 1st-century BC Platonist philosopher. He rejected skepticism, blended Stoic doctrines with Platonism, and was the first philosopher in the tradition of Middle Platonism. Antiochus moved to Athens early in his life and became a pupil of Philo of Larissa at the Platonic Academy, but he went on to reject the prevailing Academic skepticism of Philo and his predecessors. This led to his resignation from the academy and the establishment of his own school, which he named the "Old Academy" as he claimed it was closer to original doctrines of Platonism that he believed had been betrayed by the skeptics of the New Academy under Philo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antiochus of Ascalon is the 428th most popular philosopher (up from 496th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Israel (up from 135th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Philosopher.

Antiochus of Ascalon is most famous for his contributions to the field of mathematics. He is credited with being the first person to use the letter sigma to denote the sum of an infinite series.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Antiochus of Ascalon ranks 428 out of 1,267. Before him are Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, Timon of Phlius, Michael J. Sandel, Pavel Florensky, and Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. After him are Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Daniel Dennett, John of Salisbury, Francisco Ferrer, and Moses Hess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 130 BC, Antiochus of Ascalon ranks 2. Before him is Cleopatra Selene of Syria. After him are Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Gnaeus Papirius Carbo, Meleager of Gadara, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 68 BC, Antiochus of Ascalon ranks 1. After him are Huo Guang, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Antiochus of Ascalon ranks 119 out of 466. Before him are Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), Aristobulus II (-100), Arieh Warshel (1940), and Judah ha-Nasi (135). After him are David Grossman (1954), Barak (null), Saint Petronilla (50), Yigal Allon (1918), Simeon of Jerusalem (100), and Tzipi Livni (1958).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Israel

Among philosophers born in Israel, Antiochus of Ascalon ranks 1. After him are Azmi Bishara (1956), Joseph Raz (1939), and Yuval Steinitz (1958).

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