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PHILOSOPHER

Arnold Geulincx

1624 - 1669

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Arnold Geulincx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣøːlɪŋks]; 31 January 1624 – November 1669), also known by his pseudonym Philaretus, was a Flemish philosopher, metaphysician, and logician. He was one of the followers of René Descartes who tried to work out more detailed versions of a generally Cartesian philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Geulincx has received more than 67,793 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Geulincx is the 710th most popular philosopher (up from 760th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 289th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arnold Geulincx ranks 710 out of 1,081Before him are Fulbert of Chartres, Lucien Goldmann, Hermarchus, Yang Xiong, Asclepigenia, and Wolfhart Pannenberg. After him are Hermann von Keyserling, Peter John Olivi, Daisaku Ikeda, Jakob Lorber, Pantaenus, and Anania Shirakatsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1624, Arnold Geulincx ranks 9Before him are Empress Meishō, Guarino Guarini, George Fox, Maria Miloslavskaya, Thomas Sydenham, and George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are François de la Chaise, Barent Fabritius, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, and Jan van de Cappelle. Among people deceased in 1669, Arnold Geulincx ranks 10Before him are Pietro da Cortona, François l'Olonnais, Maria Miloslavskaya, Antonio Cesti, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, and François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort. After him are Antonio Bertali, Johannes Cocceius, Pieter Post, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden, and Leo Allatius.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 280 out of 1,019Before him are Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Patrick Bauchau (1938), William of Moerbeke (1215), Peter Snayers (1592), Max Verstappen (1997), and Eden Hazard (1991). After him are Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jean Rey (1902), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), William of St-Thierry (1085), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), and Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 5Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), and Chantal Mouffe (1943). After him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Paul de Man (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).