PHILOSOPHER

Isocrates

436 BC - 338 BC

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Isocrates (; Ancient Greek: Ἰσοκράτης [isokrátɛ̂ːs]; 436–338 BC) was an ancient Greek rhetorician, one of the ten Attic orators. Among the most influential Greek rhetoricians of his time, Isocrates made many contributions to rhetoric and education through his teaching and written works. Greek rhetoric is commonly traced to Corax of Syracuse, who first formulated a set of rhetorical rules in the fifth century BC. His pupil Tisias was influential in the development of the rhetoric of the courtroom, and by some accounts was the teacher of Isocrates. Within two generations, rhetoric had become an important art, its growth driven by social and political changes such as democracy and courts of law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isocrates is the 148th most popular philosopher (down from 133rd in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Greece (down from 67th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Isocrates is most famous for his orations, which were written speeches that he delivered to persuade his audience to take a certain course of action.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isocrates ranks 148 out of 1,267. Before him are Mozi, Kanada, Wilhelm Dilthey, Edith Stein, Chrysippus, and Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten. After him are Proclus, Buddhaghosa, Emanuel Swedenborg, John Venn, Han Fei, and Louis Althusser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 436 BC, Isocrates ranks 2. Before him is Artaxerxes II of Persia.  Among people deceased in 338 BC, Isocrates ranks 1. After him are Shang Yang, Artaxerxes III, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Archidamus III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Isocrates ranks 71 out of 1,024. Before him are Polykleitos (-450), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Epaminondas (-418), Pope Dionysius (200), and Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270). After him are Constantine I of Greece (1868), Nana Mouskouri (1934), Lysippos (-390), George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Peleus (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Isocrates ranks 14. Before him are Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Antisthenes (-445), and Pyrrho (-365). After him are Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Prodicus (-460), and Cratylus (-500).

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