PHILOSOPHER

Arnold Geulincx

1624 - 1669

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Arnold Geulincx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɔlt ˈxøːlɪŋks]; 31 January 1624 – November 1669), also known by his pseudonym Philaretus, was a Flemish philosopher, metaphysician, and logician. He was one of the followers of René Descartes who tried to work out more detailed versions of a generally Cartesian philosophy. Samuel Beckett cited Geulincx as a key influence and interlocutor because of Geulincx's emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Geulincx is the 721st most popular philosopher (up from 732nd in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 301st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arnold Geulincx ranks 721 out of 1,267. Before him are Edvard Westermarck, Numenius of Apamea, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Cheng Yi, Georges Politzer, and Sarah Kofman. After him are Eduard Zeller, Émile Boutroux, Li Zhi, Alvin Plantinga, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Al-Taftazani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1624, Arnold Geulincx ranks 10. Before him are Guarino Guarini, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, George Fox, Maria Miloslavskaya, François de la Chaise, and Murad Bakhsh. After him are Thomas Sydenham, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Barent Fabritius, and Jan van de Cappelle. Among people deceased in 1669, Arnold Geulincx ranks 10. Before him are Pietro da Cortona, François l'Olonnais, Antonio Cesti, Maria Miloslavskaya, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Oboi. After him are Gaspar de Crayer, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, Pieter Post, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Johannes Cocceius, and Antonio Bertali.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 302 out of 1,190. Before him are Johannes Ciconia (1370), Fernando (null), William of Moerbeke (1215), Georges Leekens (1949), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), and Guillaume Lekeu (1870). After him are Antoine Wiertz (1806), Henri Debehogne (1928), Enzo Scifo (1966), Firmin Lambot (1886), Stromae (1985), and Claude Piron (1931).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 5. Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), and Chantal Mouffe (1943). After him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Paul de Man (1919), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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