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Philosophers born in the centuries BC (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:
- Note: This list has a minimal criterion for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed.
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Aenesidemus, (1st century BC)
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Agastya,(c.1000 BCE)
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Alcibiades, (c. 450-404 BC)
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Alcmaeon of Croton, (5th century BC)
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Anacharsis, (6th century BC)
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Anaxagoras, (died 462 BC)
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Anaxarchus, (
fl. 340 BC)
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Anaxilaus, (1st century BC)
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Anaximander, (c. 610-c. 546 BC)
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[b]
[c]
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Anaximenes of Miletus, (585-525 BC)
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Andronicus of Rhodes, (c. 70 BC)
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Angiras, (c. 11th century BC)
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Anniceris, (fl. 300 BC)
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Akspada Gautama,(8th century bc)
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Antiochus of Ascalon, (c. 130-68 BC)
[a]
[b]
[c]
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Antiphon, (480-403 BC)
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Antisthenes, (c. 444-365 BC)
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Arcesilaus, (316-241 BC)
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[b]
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Archimedes, (d. 212 BC)
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Archytas, (428-347 BC)
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Aristippus the Elder of Cyrene, (c. 435-366 BC)
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[c]
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Aristo of Chios, (fl. 250 BC)
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Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC)
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[b]
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Aristoxenus, (4th century BC)
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Asclepiades of Bithynia, (129-40 BC)
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Ajita Kesakambali (6th century BCE)
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Ashvapati, (c. 1000 BC)
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Ashtavakra, (c. 1000 BC)
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Titus Pomponius Atticus, (110-32 BC)
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Callicles, (late 5th century BC)
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[e]
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Carneades, (c. 214-129 BC)
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[c]
[d]
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Cārvāka, (c. 200-150 BC)
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Cebes of Thebes, (5th century BC)
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Chaerephon, (c. 460-c. 400 BC)
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Chanakya (or Kautilya) (321-296 BC)
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Chao Cuo (c. 200-154 BC)
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Chia Yi (or Jia Yi or Chia I), (201-169 BC)
[a]
[d]
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Chrysippus, (279-207 BC)
[b]
[c]
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Cicero, (106 BC-43 BC)
[a]
[b]
[c]
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Cleanthes, (301-232 BC)
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Cleobulus, (fl. 560 BC)
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Clitomachus, (187-109 BC)
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Confucius, (551 BC-479 BC)
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
[e]
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Crantor, (4th century BC)
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Crates of Thebes, (4th century BC)
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Cratylus of Athens, (c. 400 BC)
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[c]
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Han Fei, (d. 233 BC)
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Hecato of Rhodes, (135-50 BC)
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Hegesias of Cyrene, (c. 300 BC)
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Heraclides Ponticus, (387-312 BC)
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Heraclitus of Ephesus, (ca. 535-475 BC)
[a]
[b]
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Hicetas, (400-335 BC)
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Hipparchia of Maroneia, (4th century BC)
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Hippasus, (c. 500 BC)
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Hippias, (5th century BC)
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Hippocrates, (460-380 BC)
[a]
[b]
[c]
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Hsu Hsing, (c. 300 BC)
[a]
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Huai Nun Tzu (or Huainanzi or Liu An), (179-122 BC)
[a]
[d]
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Hui Shi, (4th century BC)
[a]
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Mahavira, (599-527 BC)
[a]
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Makkhali Gosala, (6th century BC)
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Melissus of Samos, (late 5th century BC)
[a]
[b]
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Mencius (or Meng K'o or Meng-tzu or Mengzi), (372-289 BC)
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[b]
[c]
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Markandeya, (c.1000BCE)
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Menedemus, (c. 350-278 BC)
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Maitreyi (8th century BCE)
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Metrocles, (c. 300 BC)
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Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder), (5th century BC)
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Metrodorus of Chios, (4th century BC)
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Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger), (331-278 BC)
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Metrodorus of Stratonicea, (late 2nd century BC)
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Mozi (or Mo Tzu, or Mo Ti, or Micius), (c. 470-c. 390 BC)
[a]
[c]
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Parshvanatha,(8th century BC)
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Panaetius, (c. 185-c. 110 BC)
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Pāṇini, (c. 600-500 BC)
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Parashara (c.1200 BCE)
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Parmenides, (5th century BC)
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[b]
[c]
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Pañcaśikha (6th century BCE)
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Parshva, (c. 877-777 BC)
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Patañjali, (2nd century BC)
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Payasi (6th century BCE)
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Pippalada,(6th Century BC)
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Pherecydes of Syros, (6th century BC)
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Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, (20 BC-AD 40)
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[b]
[c]
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Philo of Larissa, (1st century BC)
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Philo the Dialectician, (c. 300 BC)
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[c]
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Philodemus of Gadara, (1st century BC)
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Philolaus of Croton, (c. 480-c. 405 BC)
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Pingala, (c. 4th century BC)
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Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC)
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[b]
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Polyaenus of Lampsacus, (died 278 BC)
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Posidonius, (c. 135-51 BC)
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Prodicus, (c. 450-399 BC)
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Protagoras, (c. 481-420 BC)
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Purana Kassapa (6th century BCE)
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Pakudha Kaccayana (6th century BCE)
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Pyrrho, (c. 360-c. 270 BC)
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Pythagoras, (c. 570 BC- c. 495 BC)
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Sanjaya Belatthiputta (7th-6th century BCE)
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Śāriputra (6th century BCE)
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Seneca the Younger, (c. 4 BC-AD 65)
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Shang Yang (or Gongsun Yang), (d. 338 BC)
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Shvetaketu,(9th century BCE)
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Shen Buhai, (d. 337 BC)
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Shen Dao (or Shen Tzu), (c. 350-275 BC)
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Shvetashvatara, (c. 4th century BC)
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Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC)
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Solomon, (970-931 BC)
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Shukracharya (8th century BCE)
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Speusippus, (410-339 BC)
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[c]
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Stilpo, (380-330 BC)
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Strato of Lampsacus, (c. 340-c. 268 BC)
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Sun Tzu, (4th century BC)
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Sung Hsing (or Sung Tzu), (360-290 BC)
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Su Qin (380-284 BC)
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