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PHILOSOPHER

Aristoxenus

360 BC - 300 BC

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Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristoxenus has received more than 190,658 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Aristoxenus is the 295th most popular philosopher (down from 269th in 2019), the 826th most popular biography from Italy (down from 711th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Philosopher.

Aristoxenus was most famous for his music theory, which was a major contribution to the field. He also wrote a book on the history of Greek music, which was the first of its kind.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aristoxenus ranks 295 out of 1,081. Before him are Robert Nozick, Sri Aurobindo, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Jerome of Prague, Rudolf Otto, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi. After him are John Searle, Alfred Tarski, Cleanthes, Johann Reuchlin, Miskawayh, and Abraham ibn Ezra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 360 BC, Aristoxenus ranks 2. Before him is Callisthenes. After him are Arses of Persia, Autolycus of Pitane, and Onesicritus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Aristoxenus ranks 5. Before him are Lysippos, Diotima of Mantinea, Wang Jian, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Berossus, Nearchus, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Menaechmus, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Eurydice of Egypt.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aristoxenus ranks 826 out of 4,668. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Fausto Coppi (1919), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giambattista Basile (1566), and Romano Prodi (1939). After him are Gianluigi Buffon (1978), Phalaris (-700), Louise of Orléans (1812), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), and Rosalia Lombardo (1918).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Aristoxenus ranks 24. Before him are Marsilius of Padua (1275), Benedetto Croce (1866), Giorgio Agamben (1942), Theano (-600), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), and Julius Evola (1898). After him are Giovanni Gentile (1875), Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), and Antonio Negri (1933).

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