PHILOSOPHER

Polemon

400 BC - 270 BC

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Polemon of Athens (Ancient Greek: Πολέμων, gen.: Πολέμωνος; d. 270/269 BC) was an eminent Greek Platonist philosopher and Plato's third successor as scholarch (i.e., head of the Academy) from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. A pupil of Xenocrates, he believed that philosophy should be practiced rather than just studied, and he placed the highest good in living according to nature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polemon is the 531st most popular philosopher (up from 534th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Greece (down from 317th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Polemon ranks 531 out of 1,267. Before him are Anaxarchus, Sivananda Saraswati, Manuel Chrysoloras, Charles Taylor, Saul Kripke, and Karl-Otto Apel. After him are Ahmad Sirhindi, Carl Stumpf, Gianni Vattimo, Myia, Charles W. Morris, and Marpa Lotsawa.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Polemon ranks 26. Before him are Chares of Lindos, Artabazos II, Aristyllus, Philip IV of Macedon, Pausanias of Orestis, and Lais of Corinth. After him are Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, Harpalus, Crates of Athens, Apama, Crantor, and Arete of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 270 BC, Polemon ranks 2. Before him is Arsinoe II. After him are Alexis, and Manius Curius Dentatus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Polemon ranks 321 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristyllus (-400), Cylon of Athens (-700), Yanni (1954), Semonides of Amorgos (-650), Anaxarchus (-380), and Lais of Corinth (-400). After him are Gregory V of Constantinople (1745), Agnes Baltsa (1944), Hierocles of Alexandria (410), Cynisca (-430), Crates of Athens (-400), and Agis III (-350).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Polemon ranks 40. Before him are Archelaus (-500), Plutarch of Athens (350), Timon of Phlius (-320), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Anaxarchus (-380). After him are Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Zoilus (-400), Cebes (-500), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), and Aristo of Chios (-300).

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