459 BC - 399 BC
Thrasymachus (;Greek: Θρασύμαχος Thrasýmachos; c. 459 – c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thrasymachus has received more than 317,882 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Thrasymachus is the 315th most popular philosopher (up from 320th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 294th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Thrasymachus is most famous for his argument that justice is the interest of the stronger.
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Among philosophers, Thrasymachus ranks 315 out of 1,081. Before him are Ammonius Saccas, Justus Lipsius, Sebastian Brant, Isaac Abarbanel, Giovanni Gentile, and Alfred Schütz. After him are Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Aenesidemus, Heraclides Ponticus, Jean-Luc Nancy, Gemistus Pletho, and Alexandre Koyré.
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 309
1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 310
1458 - 1521
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 311
1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 312
1875 - 1944
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 313
1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 314
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 315
1743 - 1819
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 316
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 317
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 318
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 319
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 320
1892 - 1964
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 321
Among people born in 459 BC, Thrasymachus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 399 BC, Thrasymachus ranks 3. Before him are Socrates and Hippias. After him are Archelaus I of Macedon and Amyrtaeus.
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 1
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 2
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 3
490 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 4
450 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 5
Among people born in Turkey, Thrasymachus ranks 305 out of 1,301. Before him are Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Komitas (1869), Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), and Alexander Ypsilantis (1792). After him are Nebahat Çehre (1944), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Candaules (-800), and Erasmus of Formia (300).
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 299
1869 - 1935
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 300
1635 - 1676
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 301
1170 - 1205
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 302
36 BC - 29 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 303
1792 - 1828
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 304
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 305
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 306
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 307
100 - 100
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 308
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 309
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 310
300 - 303
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 311
Among philosophers born in Turkey, Thrasymachus ranks 22. Before him are Michael Psellos (1018), Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Priscus (410), and Cleanthes (-330). After him are Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), and Nicephorus Gregoras (1295).
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 16
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 17
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 18
200 - 215
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 19
410 - 471
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 20
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 21
459 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 22
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 23
1355 - 1452
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 24
335 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 25
1400 - 1473
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 26
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 27
1295 - 1360
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 28