Philosophers from Cyprus

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cypriot Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Cypriot Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Zeno of Citium

   334 BC - 263 BC

   HPI 80.9469 languages

   Zeno of Citium is most famous for his paradoxes. One of these paradoxes is that of Achilles and the tortoise. Achilles is running a race with the tortoise, but the tortoise is given a head start. Zeno's paradox is that Achilles can never catch up to the tortoise because in order to do so, he must first reach the point...Read moreShow less

   Zeno of Citium is most famous for his paradoxes. One of these paradoxes is that of Achilles and the tortoise. Achilles is running a race with the tortoise, but the tortoise is given a head start. Zeno's paradox is that Achilles can never catch up to the tortoise because in order to do so, he must first reach the point where the tortoise was when he started running.

2. #2

   

   Persaeus

   306 BC - 243 BC

   HPI 58.0017 languages

   ancient Greek philosopher