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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colotes has received more than 36,392 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Colotes is the 994th most popular philosopher (up from 1,019th in 2019), the 958th most popular biography from Turkey and the 51st most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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  • 36k

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  • 49.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Colotes ranks 994 out of 1,081Before him are Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Ladislav Klíma, Martin Lings, Karl Ludwig von Haller, Michał Heller, and Merab Mamardashvili. After him are Barrington Moore Jr., Robert Spaemann, Derek Prince, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Achille Mbembe, and Patricia Churchland.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Colotes ranks 958 out of 1,301Before him are Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783), Subhi Bey Barakat (1889), Selda Bağcan (1948), Nihat Erim (1912), Mustafa Sandal (1970), and Tarık Akan (1949). After him are Mustafa Dağıstanlı (1931), Daron Acemoglu (1967), Leo of Tripoli (900), Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (1968), Volkan Bozkır (1950), and Kerem Bürsin (1987).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkey

Among philosophers born in Turkey, Colotes ranks 51Before him are Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Alcidamas (null), Albinus (100), Zeno of Tarsus (-250), Antipater of Tarsus (-300), and Critolaus (-200). After him are Sosipatra (-400) and Seyla Benhabib (1950).