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Cratylus

500 BC - Today

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Cratylus ( KRAT-il-əs; Ancient Greek: Κρατύλος, Kratylos) was an ancient Athenian philosopher from the mid-late 5th century BC, known mostly through his portrayal in Plato's dialogue Cratylus. He was a radical proponent of Heraclitean philosophy and influenced the young Plato. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cratylus is the 253rd most popular philosopher (down from 221st in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Greece (down from 120th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Cratylus is most famous for being Plato's most famous dialogue about the nature of language.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Cratylus ranks 253 out of 1,267. Before him are Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Shen Kuo, Imre Lakatos, Bias of Priene, Cleanthes, and Adam Weishaupt. After him are Isaiah Berlin, Arcesilaus, Roger Garaudy, Pherecydes of Syros, Donald Davidson, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Cratylus ranks 15. Before him are Zeuxis, Artemisia I of Caria, Ajatashatru, Myron, Ictinus, and Cyrus the Younger. After him are Sogdianus of Persia, Meton of Athens, Pleistarchus, Brasidas, Nicias, and Archelaus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cratylus ranks 147 out of 1,024. Before him are Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Djemal Pasha (1872), Perseus of Macedon (-212), and Nabis (-300). After him are Antonia the Elder (-39), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Saint Giles (640), Callicrates (-470), Euclid of Megara (-435), and Parmenion (-400).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Cratylus ranks 20. Before him are Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), and Prodicus (-460). After him are Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Panaetius (-185), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Epimenides (-690), and Speusippus (-407).

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