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Colotes

320 BC - Today

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Colotes of Lampsacus (Greek: Κολώτης Λαμψακηνός, Kolōtēs Lampsakēnos; c. 320 – after 268 BC) was a pupil of Epicurus. He wrote a work to prove "That it is impossible even to live according to the doctrines of the other philosophers" (ὅτι κατὰ τὰ τῶν ἄλλων φιλοσόφων δόγματα οὐδὲ ζῆν ἐστιν) and dedicated it to Ptolemy II Philadelphus, in all likelihood meant for the Library of Alexandria. Although this work is lost, its arguments are preserved in two works written by Plutarch in refutation of it: "That it is impossible even to live pleasantly according to Epicurus", and Against Colotes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colotes is the 1,018th most popular philosopher (down from 912th in 2019), the 1,004th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 879th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Colotes ranks 1,018 out of 1,267. Before him are Hermann Usener, Samuel Clarke, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Stanisław Staszic, Achille Mbembe, and Jerzy Żuławski. After him are Merab Mamardashvili, Chinmayananda Saraswati, Simón Rodríguez, Lysander Spooner, Gabriel Biel, and Anselm of Laon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 320 BC, Colotes ranks 7. Before him are Bindusara, Timon of Phlius, Lycophron, Asclepiades of Samos, Meleager, and Timocharis. After him are Leonidas of Tarentum, and Craterus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Colotes ranks 1,004 out of 1,347. Before him are Justin (600), İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949), Tigran Chukhajian (1837), Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (1100), Pancras of Taormina (1), and Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150). After him are Julia Cornelia Paula (300), Ruben Sevak (1885), Panyassis (-500), Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883), Mithat Bayrak (1929), and Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Colotes ranks 57. Before him are Hermogenes of Tarsus (200), Sosipatra (-400), Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197), Zeno of Tarsus (-250), Hegesias of Magnesia (-200), and Critolaus (-200). After him are Seyla Benhabib (1950).

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