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Philip of Opus

400 BC - 400 BC

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Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος) was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato's Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the same interlocutors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip of Opus is the 742nd most popular philosopher (up from 779th in 2019), the 2,153rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,314th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philip of Opus ranks 742 out of 1,267. Before him are F. C. S. Schiller, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Menedemus, Hermias, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and Aleksey Khomyakov. After him are Leo the Mathematician, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Alexius Meinong, Joseph Dietzgen, Jacob Moleschott, and Arnold Ruge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Philip of Opus ranks 47. Before him are King Nan of Zhou, Nepherites II, Gnaeus Flavius, Erinna, Diodorus Cronus, and Cleitarchus. After him are Sosthenes of Macedon, King Xian of Zhou, Aeacides of Epirus, Polykleitos the Younger, Cynane, and Ada of Caria. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Philip of Opus ranks 20. Before him are Perictione, Gan De, Cebes, Artakama, Erinna, and Cephisodotus the Elder. After him are Antalcidas, Pythias, Axiothea of Phlius, Li Kui, Lastheneia of Mantinea, and Timarete.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philip of Opus ranks 2,153 out of 5,161. Before him are Cesare Zavattini (1902), Massimo Troisi (1953), Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona (1775), Lucien Bianchi (1934), Antiochus of Syracuse (-450), and Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (1852). After him are Marcel Bich (1914), Umberto Bossi (1941), Bruno Rossi (1905), Mario Roatta (1887), Azeglio Vicini (1933), and Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1549).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Philip of Opus ranks 56. Before him are Hippo (-500), Cristoforo Landino (1424), Pantaenus (200), Antonio Rosmini (1797), Francesco Algarotti (1712), and Paolo Sarpi (1552). After him are Luigi Guido Grandi (1671), Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672), Vincenzo Gioberti (1801), Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707), John Italus (1025), and Charondas (-600).

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