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PHILOSOPHER

Carneades

214 BC - 129 BC

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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

Among philosophers, Carneades ranks 258 out of 1,081Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 214 BC, Carneades ranks 1After him is Gaius Cassius Longinus. Among people deceased in 129 BC, Carneades ranks 2Before him is Scipio Aemilianus. After him are Antiochus VII Sidetes, Eumenes III, and Antipater of Tarsus.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Carneades ranks 12 out of 64Before 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).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Carneades ranks 2Before 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).