Philosophers from Libya

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

1. #1

   

   Aristippus

   434 BC - 355 BC

   HPI 79.1455 langs

   Aristippus is most famous for his hedonistic philosophy. He believed that the goal of life is to find pleasure and avoid pain.

2. #2

   

   Carneades

   214 BC - 129 BC

   HPI 72.7942 langs

   Carneades was most famous for his defense of the thesis that nothing can be known with certainty.

3. #3

   

   Synesius

   370 - 413

   HPI 70.5933 langs

   Synesius was a bishop of Ptolemais in the late 4th century. He is most famous for his work "On Providence" which he wrote in 374 AD.

4. #4

   

   Hegesias of Cyrene

   400 BC - 300 BC

   HPI 67.0727 langs
5. #5

   

   Theodorus the Atheist

   340 BC - 250 BC

   HPI 67.0227 langs
6. #6

   

   Arete of Cyrene

   400 BC - 340 BC

   HPI 65.2524 langs
7. #7

   

   Lucius Annaeus Cornutus

   10 - 80

   HPI 62.0821 langs
8. #8

   

   Lacydes of Cyrene

   300 BC - 205 BC

   HPI 59.2817 langs
9. #9

   

   Anniceris

   400 BC - 360 BC

   HPI 58.8918 langs