214 BC - 129 BC
Carneades (; Greek: Καρνεάδης, Karneadēs, "of Carnea"; 214/3–129/8 BC) was a Greek philosopher, perhaps the most prominent head of the Skeptical Academy in ancient Greece. He was born in Cyrene. By the year 159 BC, he had begun to attack many previous dogmatic doctrines, especially Stoicism and even the Epicureans, whom previous skeptics had spared.As scholarch (leader) of the Academy, he was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC where his lectures on the uncertainty of justice caused consternation among leading politicians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carneades has received more than 181,181 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Carneades is the 258th most popular philosopher (up from 272nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Libya (up from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Libyan Philosopher.
Carneades was most famous for his defense of the thesis that nothing can be known with certainty.
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Among philosophers, Carneades ranks 258 out of 1,081. Before him are Vladimir Solovyov, Prodicus, Francisco Suárez, Ram Mohan Roy, Hugh of Saint Victor, and Ernst Bloch. After him are Nicole Oresme, Alcmaeon of Croton, Arcesilaus, Otto Weininger, Roger Garaudy, and Hans Jonas.
1853 - 1900
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 252
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 253
1548 - 1617
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 254
1772 - 1833
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 255
1096 - 1141
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 256
1885 - 1977
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 257
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 258
1323 - 1382
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 259
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 260
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 261
1880 - 1903
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 262
1913 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 263
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 264
Among people born in 214 BC, Carneades ranks 1. After him is Gaius Cassius Longinus. Among people deceased in 129 BC, Carneades ranks 2. Before him is Scipio Aemilianus. After him are Antiochus VII Sidetes, Eumenes III, and Antipater of Tarsus.
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 1
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 2
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 3
200 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4
300 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5
Among people born in Libya, Carneades ranks 12 out of 64. Before him are Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Simon of Cyrene (-100), and Pope Victor I (100). After him are Khalifa Haftar (1943), Synesius (370), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), and Theodorus the Atheist (-340).
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 9
100 BC - 100
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
100 - 199
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 13
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 14
267 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 15
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
465 BC - 398 BC
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 17
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 18
Among philosophers born in Libya, Carneades ranks 2. Before him are Aristippus (-434). After him are Synesius (370), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Anniceris (-400), and Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10).
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1
214 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 2
370 - 413
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 3
340 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 4
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 6
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 7
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 8