PHILOSOPHER

Isocrates

436 BC - 338 BC

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Isocrates (; Ancient Greek: Ἰσοκράτης [isokrátɛ̂ːs]; 436–338 BC) was an ancient Greek rhetorician, one of the ten Attic orators. Among the most influential Greek rhetoricians of his time, Isocrates made many contributions to rhetoric and education through his teaching and written works. Greek rhetoric is commonly traced to Corax of Syracuse, who first formulated a set of rhetorical rules in the fifth century BC. His pupil Tisias was influential in the development of the rhetoric of the courtroom, and by some accounts was the teacher of Isocrates. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isocrates has received more than 548,672 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Isocrates is the 133rd most popular philosopher (up from 137th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Greece (up from 70th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Isocrates is most famous for his orations, which were written speeches that he delivered to persuade his audience to take a certain course of action.

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  • 550k

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  • 76.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isocrates ranks 133 out of 1,267. Before him are Joseph Priestley, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Ernst Cassirer, Marsilio Ficino, Friedrich Fröbel, and Swami Vivekananda. After him are Zygmunt Bauman, Baron d'Holbach, Oswald Spengler, Duns Scotus, Martin Buber, and Wilhelm Dilthey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 436 BC, Isocrates ranks 1. After him is Artaxerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 338 BC, Isocrates ranks 1. After him are Shang Yang, Artaxerxes III, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Archidamus III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Isocrates ranks 67 out of 1,024. Before him are Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Handan Sultan (1574), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), and Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284). After him are Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Nana Mouskouri (1934), and Lysippos (-390).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Isocrates ranks 13. Before him are Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Antisthenes (-445), and Pyrrho (-365). After him are Clement of Alexandria (150), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Melissus of Samos (-470), Cratylus (-500), and Prodicus (-460).

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