PHILOSOPHER

Colotes

320 BC - Today

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Colotes of Lampsacus (Greek: Κολώτης Λαμψακηνός, Kolōtēs Lampsakēnos; c. 320 – after 268 BC) was a pupil of Epicurus. He wrote a work to prove "That it is impossible even to live according to the doctrines of the other philosophers" (ὅτι κατὰ τὰ τῶν ἄλλων φιλοσόφων δόγματα οὐδὲ ζῆν ἐστιν) and dedicated it to Ptolemy II Philadelphus, in all likelihood meant for the Library of Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colotes has received more than 39,688 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Colotes is the 912th most popular philosopher (up from 994th in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 956th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Colotes ranks 912 out of 1,267. Before him are Lastheneia of Mantinea, Jacques-André Naigeon, Hermias, Johannes Agricola, Erich Neumann, and Christian von Ehrenfels. After him are Antoun Saadeh, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Theodor Gomperz, David Lewis, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Jaimini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 320 BC, Colotes ranks 7. Before him are Bindusara, Timon of Phlius, Lycophron, Meleager, Asclepiades of Samos, and Timocharis. After him are Leonidas of Tarentum, and Craterus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Colotes ranks 723 out of 1,347. Before him are Ferzan Özpetek (1959), Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Bergüzar Korel (1982), George of Antioch (1100), Basilina (300), and Rufus of Ephesus (100). After him are Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Öküz Mehmed Pasha (1557), Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200), Athanasius I of Constantinople (1230), Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764), and Leo of Tripoli (900).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Colotes ranks 50. Before him are Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Hermogenes of Tarsus (200), Antipater of Tarsus (-300), Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197), Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri (913), and Cerinthus (100). After him are Zeno of Tarsus (-250), Critolaus (-200), Athenodorus Cananites (-100), Seyla Benhabib (1950), Hegesias of Magnesia (-200), and Sosipatra (-400).

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