PHILOSOPHER

Arnold Geulincx

1624 - 1669

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Arnold Geulincx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnɔlt ˈxøːlɪŋks]; 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 72,004 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Geulincx is the 732nd most popular philosopher (down from 710th in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 280th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arnold Geulincx ranks 732 out of 1,267Before him are Robert Filmer, Byung-Chul Han, Vazgen I, Alexius Meinong, Hermarchus, and Syrianus. After him are Symon Budny, Denis de Rougemont, Hui Shi, James Mark Baldwin, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Gilbert de la Porrée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1624, Arnold Geulincx ranks 9Before him are Angelus Silesius, Empress Meishō, George Fox, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Miloslavskaya, and François de la Chaise. After him are Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Thomas Sydenham, Barent Fabritius, Jan van de Cappelle, and Murad Bakhsh. Among people deceased in 1669, Arnold Geulincx ranks 10Before him are François l'Olonnais, Henrietta Maria of France, Antonio Cesti, Oboi, Maria Miloslavskaya, and François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort. After him are Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Pieter Post, Gaspar de Crayer, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Johannes Cocceius, and Antonio Bertali.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 300 out of 1,190Before him are Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), Patrick Sercu (1944), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Jean Bolland (1596), Gustave de Molinari (1819), and Michiel Coxie (1499). After him are Peter Snayers (1592), William of Moerbeke (1215), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Frans Janssens (1945), Stradanus (1523), and James Weddell (1787).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Arnold Geulincx ranks 5Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Siger of Brabant (1240), and Luce Irigaray (1930). After him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Paul de Man (1919), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).