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Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
Agrippa the Skeptic
Agrippa (Greek: Ἀγρίππας) was a Pyrrhonist philosopher who probably lived towards the end of the 1st century CE. He is regarded as the author of "The Five Tropes (or Modes, in Greek: τρόποι) of Agrippa", which are purported to establish the necessity of suspending judgment (epoché). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agrippa the Skeptic has received more than 82,983 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Agrippa the Skeptic is the 484th most popular philosopher (down from 435th in 2019).
Agrippa the skeptic is most famous for his book, "De occulta philosophia," in which he argues that it is impossible to know anything about the supernatural world because we cannot know what is natural and what is supernatural.
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25
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7.78
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 484 out of 1,081. Before him are Vittorino da Feltre, Alasdair MacIntyre, Plutarch of Athens, Ahmad Sirhindi, Zhiyi, and Thomas Cajetan. After him are Dong Zhongshu, Philodemus, Karl Löwith, Karl-Otto Apel, William of Champeaux, and Martha Nussbaum.
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HPI: 58.92
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 28. Before him are Mary the Jewess, Claudia Acte, Domitia Longina, Saint Sabina, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, and Marcus Cornelius Fronto. After him are Praxedes, Valentinus, Marinus of Tyre, Gan Ying, Vologases III of Parthia, and Simon bar Giora. Among people deceased in 100, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 43. Before him are Agabus, Mary the Jewess, Claudia Acte, Locusta, Joanna, wife of Chuza, and Judas of Galilee. After him are Saint Petronilla, Gaius Julius Civilis, Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder, Apollos, Valerius Gratus, and Livia Orestilla.
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Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 22
Claudia Acte
100 - 100
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 23
Domitia Longina
100 - 126
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 24
Saint Sabina
100 - 126
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 25
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 26
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 27
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 28
Praxedes
100 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 29
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 30
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 31
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 32
Vologases III of Parthia
100 - 200
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 33
Simon bar Giora
100 - 70
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 34
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Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 37
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 38
Claudia Acte
100 - 100
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 39
Locusta
1 - 100
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 40
Joanna, wife of Chuza
1 - 100
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 41
Judas of Galilee
100 BC - 100
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 42
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 43
Saint Petronilla
50 - 100
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 44
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 45
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder
30 - 100
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 46
Apollos
100 - 100
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 47
Valerius Gratus
50 BC - 100
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 48
Livia Orestilla
20 - 100
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 49
