PHILOSOPHER

Menedemus

340 BC - 265 BC

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Menedemus of Eretria (Ancient Greek: Μενέδημος ὁ Ἐρετριεύς; 345/44 – 261/60 BC) was a Greek philosopher and founder of the Eretrian school. He learned philosophy first in Athens, and then, with his friend Asclepiades, he subsequently studied under Stilpo and Phaedo of Elis. Nothing survives of his philosophical views apart from a few scattered remarks recorded by later writers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menedemus is the 738th most popular philosopher (up from 792nd in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 470th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Menedemus ranks 738 out of 1,267. Before him are Jerry Fodor, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Paolo Sarpi, Ludwig Klages, F. C. S. Schiller, and Ferdinand Christian Baur. After him are Hermias, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Aleksey Khomyakov, Philip of Opus, Leo the Mathematician, and Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Menedemus ranks 7. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya, Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, and King Wuling of Zhao. After him are Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 265 BC, Menedemus ranks 1. After him is Areus I.

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    Menedemus

    PHILOSOPHER

    340 BC - 265 BC

    HPI: 62.70

    Rank: 1

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    Areus I

    POLITICIAN

    350 BC - 265 BC

    HPI: 61.63

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Menedemus ranks 432 out of 1,024. Before him are Anyte of Tegea (-290), Eupalinos (-600), Manolis Glezos (1922), Callimachus (-500), Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778), and Dexippus (210). After him are Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Brennus (-301), Constantine Kanaris (1793), Albert Cohen (1895), Constantine Phaulkon (1647), and Antalcidas (-500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Menedemus ranks 48. Before him are Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Cebes (-500), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Aristo of Chios (-300), and Onesicritus (-360). After him are Glaucon (-445), Asclepigenia (400), Hermarchus (-325), Axiothea of Phlius (-400), Hecataeus of Abdera (-400), and George of Trebizond (1395).

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