PHILOSOPHER
Aristippus
434 BC - 355 BC
Aristippus
Aristippus of Cyrene (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρίστιππος ὁ Κυρηναῖος; c. 435 – c. 356 BCE) was a hedonistic Greek philosopher and the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristippus has received more than 286,435 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Aristippus is the 107th most popular philosopher (up from 113th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Libya and the 2nd most popular Libyan Philosopher.
Aristippus is most famous for his hedonistic philosophy. He believed that the goal of life is to find pleasure and avoid pain.
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290k
Page Views (PV)
73.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
13.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Aristippus ranks 107 out of 1,081. Before him are Roland Barthes, Ibn Taymiyyah, Theophrastus, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Henri de Saint-Simon, and Jacques Derrida. After him are Joseph Priestley, Friedrich Fröbel, Philo, Eusebius, Pyrrho, and Meister Eckhart.
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Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 101
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 102
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 103
Wilhelm von Humboldt
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 104
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 105
Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 106
Aristippus
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 107
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 108
Friedrich Fröbel
1782 - 1852
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 109
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 110
Eusebius
265 - 339
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 111
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 112
Meister Eckhart
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 434 BC, Aristippus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 355 BC, Aristippus ranks 1. After him is Eudoxus of Cnidus.
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In Libya
Among people born in Libya, Aristippus ranks 6 out of 64. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276), Muammar Gaddafi (1942), Mark the Evangelist (10), Arius (256), and Septimius Severus (145). After him are Omar Mukhtar (1858), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Pope Victor I (100), and Carneades (-214).
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Eratosthenes
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 1
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 2
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 3
Arius
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 4
Septimius Severus
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 5
Aristippus
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
Callimachus
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
Idris of Libya
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
Simon of Cyrene
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
Pope Victor I
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Carneades
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya
Among philosophers born in Libya, Aristippus ranks 2. Before him are Arius (256). After him are Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Anniceris (-400), and Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10).
Arius
256 - 336
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 1
Aristippus
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 2
Carneades
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 3
Synesius
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 4
Theodorus the Atheist
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
Hegesias of Cyrene
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 6
Arete of Cyrene
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 7
Anniceris
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 8
Lucius Annaeus Cornutus
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 9
