PHILOSOPHER

Antisthenes

445 BC - 365 BC

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Antisthenes (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντισθένης, pronounced [an.tis.tʰén.ε:s]; c. 446 – c. 366 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antisthenes is the 109th most popular philosopher (up from 113th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 55th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Antisthenes was a philosopher in ancient Greece who lived in the 5th century BC. He is most famous for his teachings on virtue and the importance of self-control.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Antisthenes ranks 109 out of 1,267. Before him are Roger Bacon, Boethius, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, George Gurdjieff, Apollodorus of Athens, and Jeremy Bentham. After him are Wilhelm von Humboldt, Emil Cioran, Bodhidharma, John Scotus Eriugena, Gilles Deleuze, and Meister Eckhart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 445 BC, Antisthenes ranks 1. After him are Lysias, Tissaphernes, and Glaucon. Among people deceased in 365 BC, Antisthenes ranks 1. After him are Marcus Furius Camillus, Euclid of Megara, Ptolemy of Aloros, and Datames.

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    Antisthenes

    PHILOSOPHER

    445 BC - 365 BC

    HPI: 78.34

    Rank: 1

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    Lysias

    WRITER

    445 BC - 380 BC

    HPI: 72.87

    Rank: 2

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    Tissaphernes

    POLITICIAN

    445 BC - 395 BC

    HPI: 67.59

    Rank: 3

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    Glaucon

    PHILOSOPHER

    445 BC - Present

    HPI: 62.46

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Antisthenes ranks 53 out of 1,024. Before him are Alcibiades (-450), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), and Menander (-342). After him are Praxiteles (-395), Irene of Athens (752), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Vangelis (1943), Polybius (-208), and Xanthippe (-500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Antisthenes ranks 12. Before him are Epicurus (-341), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), and Apollodorus of Athens (-180). After him are Pyrrho (-365), Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), and Diotima of Mantinea (-450).

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