PHILOSOPHER

Arete of Cyrene

400 BC - 340 BC

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Arete of Cyrene (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρήτη; fl. 4th century BC) was a Cyrenaic philosopher who lived in Cyrene, Libya. She was the daughter of Aristippus of Cyrene. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arete of Cyrene is the 558th most popular philosopher (down from 480th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Libya (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Libyan Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arete of Cyrene ranks 558 out of 1,267Before her are Crantor, Zhou Dunyi, Cesare Ripa, James Ussher, Paul Grice, and Karl Korsch. After her are Barrington Moore Jr., Bernardino Telesio, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Harriet Taylor Mill, Al-Shahrastani, and Bion of Borysthenes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Arete of Cyrene ranks 32Before her are Polemon, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, Harpalus, Crates of Athens, Apama, and Crantor. After her are Attalus, Dinocrates, Zoilus, Gan De, Amastrine, and Eurydice of Egypt. Among people deceased in 340 BC, Arete of Cyrene ranks 1After her are Isaeus, Publius Decius Mus, and Mentor of Rhodes.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Arete of Cyrene ranks 25 out of 76Before her are Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), Aguila Saleh Issa (1944), Rossana Podestà (1934), Mahmoud Jibril (1952), and Claudio Gentile (1953). After her are Fayez al-Sarraj (1960), Ali Zeidan (1950), Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110), Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150), and Pedubast I (-900).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Arete of Cyrene ranks 6Before her are Aristippus (-434), Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), and Theodorus the Atheist (-340). After her are Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), Lacydes of Cyrene (-300), and Anniceris (-400).