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Thrasymachus

459 BC - 399 BC

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Thrasymachus (; Greek: Θρασύμαχος Thrasýmachos; c. 459 – c. 400 BC) was a sophist of ancient Greece best known as a character in Plato's Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thrasymachus is the 378th most popular philosopher (down from 334th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 318th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Thrasymachus is most famous for his argument that justice is the interest of the stronger.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Thrasymachus ranks 378 out of 1,267. Before him are Chandrakirti, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, Jacques Rancière, Macrobius, Richard Rorty, and Heinrich Rickert. After him are Franciscus Patricius, Edgar Morin, Hwang Jini, Antoine Arnauld, Nicephorus Gregoras, and Damascius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 459 BC, Thrasymachus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 399 BC, Thrasymachus ranks 4. Before him are Socrates, Hippias, and Archelaus I of Macedon. After him is Amyrtaeus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Thrasymachus ranks 371 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Zenodotus (-330), Pharamond (370), Eutropius (320), Fritigern (400), and Autolycus of Pitane (-360). After him are Mammes of Caesarea (259), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Mursili III (-1400), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), and Cornelius Castoriadis (1922).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Thrasymachus ranks 27. Before him are Arcesilaus (-315), Priscus (410), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), and Gennadius Scholarius (1400). After him are Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Themistius (317), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), and Crantor (-400).

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