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Timon of Phlius

320 BC - 230 BC

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Timon of Phlius (; Ancient Greek: Τίμων ὁ Φλιάσιος, romanized: Tímōn ho Phliásios, gen. Τίμωνος, Tímōnos; c. 320 BC – c. 235 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher from the Hellenistic period, who was the student of Pyrrho. Unlike Pyrrho, who wrote nothing, Timon wrote satirical philosophical poetry called Silloi (Σίλλοι) as well as a number of prose writings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timon of Phlius is the 424th most popular philosopher (down from 401st in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Greece (down from 238th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Timon of Phlius was a philosopher who lived in the 4th century BC. He was most famous for his cynicism and misanthropy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Timon of Phlius ranks 424 out of 1,267. Before him are Masanobu Fukuoka, John Toland, Yi Hwang, Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, and Dong Zhongshu. After him are Michael J. Sandel, Pavel Florensky, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Antiochus of Ascalon, Edward de Bono, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 320 BC, Timon of Phlius ranks 2. Before him is Bindusara. After him are Lycophron, Asclepiades of Samos, Meleager, Timocharis, Colotes, Leonidas of Tarentum, and Craterus. Among people deceased in 230 BC, Timon of Phlius ranks 2. Before him is Aristarchus of Samos. After him are Agron, and Diodotus I.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Timon of Phlius ranks 258 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Vicky Leandros (1949), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Archidamus II (-450), and Theodore Stratelates (281). After him are Thrasybulus (-440), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Yiannis Ritsos (1909), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), and Conon of Samos (-280).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Timon of Phlius ranks 36. Before him are Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), Stilpo (-359), Philo of Larissa (-145), Archelaus (-500), and Plutarch of Athens (350). After him are Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Anaxarchus (-380), Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), and Nicos Poulantzas (1936).

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