PHILOSOPHER

Bion of Borysthenes

325 BC - 246 BC

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Bion of Borysthenes (Greek: Βίων Βορυσθενίτης, gen.: Βίωνος; c. 325 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek philosopher. After being sold into slavery, and then released, he moved to Athens, where he studied in almost every school of philosophy. It is, however, for his Cynic-style diatribes that he is chiefly remembered. He satirized the foolishness of people, attacked religion, and eulogized philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bion of Borysthenes is the 564th most popular philosopher (up from 565th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 210th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 564 out of 1,267. Before him are Arete of Cyrene, Barrington Moore Jr., Bernardino Telesio, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Harriet Taylor Mill, and Al-Shahrastani. After him are Ananda Coomaraswamy, Bardaisan, Hans Vaihinger, Hu Shih, Philipp Mainländer, and Nancy Fraser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 325 BC, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 2. Before him is King Zhaoxiang of Qin. After him are Gongsun Long, and Hermarchus. Among people deceased in 246 BC, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 5. Before him are Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Antiochus II Theos, Marcus Atilius Regulus, and Berenice.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 217 out of 1,365. Before him are Georgy Dobrovolsky (1928), Cyril Genik (1857), Natalia Sedova (1882), Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918), Vladimir Dal (1801), and Josyf Slipyj (1892). After him are Marina Mniszech (1588), Robert Maxwell (1923), Efim Geller (1925), Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880), Petro Doroshenko (1627), and Pavel Batitsky (1910).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ukraine

Among philosophers born in Ukraine, Bion of Borysthenes ranks 4. Before him are Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), Lev Shestov (1866), and Anacharsis (-700). After him are Theophan Prokopovich (1681), Zalmoxis (-713), Alexius Meinong (1853), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), Yuriy Drohobych (1450), Hugo Kołłątaj (1750), Georges Florovsky (1893), and Ber Borochov (1881).

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