List of philosophers born in the centuries BC explained
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)
- Agastya,(c.1000 BCE)
- Alcibiades, (c. 450-404 BC)
- Alcmaeon of Croton, (5th century BC)
- Anacharsis, (6th century BC)
- Anaxagoras, (died 462 BC)*
- Anaxarchus, (fl. 340 BC)
- Anaxilaus, (1st century BC)
- Anaximander, (c. 610-c. 546 BC)
- Anaximenes of Miletus, (585-525 BC)
- Andronicus of Rhodes, (c. 70 BC)
- Angiras, (c. 11th century BC)
- Anniceris, (fl. 300 BC)
- Akspada Gautama,(8th century bc)
- Antiochus of Ascalon, (c. 130-68 BC)
- Antiphon, (480-403 BC)
- Antisthenes, (c. 444-365 BC)
- Arcesilaus, (316-241 BC)
- Archimedes, (d. 212 BC)
- Archytas, (428-347 BC)
- Aristippus the Elder of Cyrene, (c. 435-366 BC)
- Aristo of Chios, (fl. 250 BC)
- Aristotle, (384 BC-322 BC)
- Aristoxenus, (4th century BC)
- Asclepiades of Bithynia, (129-40 BC)
- Ajita Kesakambali (6th century BCE)
- Ashvapati, (c. 1000 BC)
- Ashtavakra, (c. 1000 BC)
- Titus Pomponius Atticus, (110-32 BC)
B
- Bādarāyaņa, (c. 3rd century BC)
- Blossius, (2nd century BC)
- Gautama Buddha, (6th century BC)
C
- Callicles, (late 5th century BC)
- Carneades, (c. 214-129 BC)
- Cārvāka, (c. 200-150 BC)
- Cebes of Thebes, (5th century BC)
- Chaerephon, (c. 460-c. 400 BC)
- Chanakya (or Kautilya) (321-296 BC)
- Chao Cuo (c. 200-154 BC)
- Chia Yi (or Jia Yi or Chia I), (201-169 BC)
- Chrysippus, (279-207 BC)
- Cicero, (106 BC-43 BC)
- Cleanthes, (301-232 BC)
- Cleobulus, (fl. 560 BC)
- Clitomachus, (187-109 BC)
- Confucius, (551 BC-479 BC)
- Crantor, (4th century BC)
- Crates of Thebes, (4th century BC)
- Cratylus of Athens, (c. 400 BC)
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- Han Fei, (d. 233 BC)
- Hecato of Rhodes, (135-50 BC)
- Hegesias of Cyrene, (c. 300 BC)
- Heraclides Ponticus, (387-312 BC)
- Heraclitus of Ephesus, (ca. 535-475 BC)
- Hicetas, (400-335 BC)
- Hipparchia of Maroneia, (4th century BC)
- Hippasus, (c. 500 BC)
- Hippias, (5th century BC)
- Hippocrates, (460-380 BC)
- Hsu Hsing, (c. 300 BC)
- Huai Nun Tzu (or Huainanzi or Liu An), (179-122 BC)
- Hui Shi, (4th century BC)
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M
- Mahavira, (599-527 BC)
- Makkhali Gosala, (6th century BC)
- Melissus of Samos, (late 5th century BC)
- Mencius (or Meng K'o or Meng-tzu or Mengzi), (372-289 BC)
- Markandeya, (c.1000BCE)
- Menedemus, (c. 350-278 BC)
- Maitreyi (8th century BCE)
- Metrocles, (c. 300 BC)
- Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder), (5th century BC)
- Metrodorus of Chios, (4th century BC)
- Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger), (331-278 BC)
- Metrodorus of Stratonicea, (late 2nd century BC)
- Mozi (or Mo Tzu, or Mo Ti, or Micius), (c. 470-c. 390 BC)
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- Parshvanatha,(8th century BC)
- Panaetius, (c. 185-c. 110 BC)
- Pāṇini, (c. 600-500 BC)
- Parashara (c.1200 BCE)
- Parmenides, (5th century BC)
- Pañcaśikha (6th century BCE)
- Parshva, (c. 877-777 BC)
- Patañjali, (2nd century BC)
- Payasi (6th century BCE)
- Pippalada,(6th Century BC)
- Pherecydes of Syros, (6th century BC)
- Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, (20 BC-AD 40)
- Philo of Larissa, (1st century BC)*
- Philo the Dialectician, (c. 300 BC)
- Philodemus of Gadara, (1st century BC)*
- Philolaus of Croton, (c. 480-c. 405 BC)
- Pingala, (c. 4th century BC)
- Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC)
- Polyaenus of Lampsacus, (died 278 BC)
- Posidonius, (c. 135-51 BC)
- Prodicus, (c. 450-399 BC)
- Protagoras, (c. 481-420 BC)
- Purana Kassapa (6th century BCE)
- Pakudha Kaccayana (6th century BCE)
- Pyrrho, (c. 360-c. 270 BC)
- Pythagoras, (c. 570 BC- c. 495 BC)
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- Sanjaya Belatthiputta (7th-6th century BCE)
- Śāriputra (6th century BCE)
- Seneca the Younger, (c. 4 BC-AD 65)
- Shang Yang (or Gongsun Yang), (d. 338 BC)
- Shvetaketu,(9th century BCE)
- Shen Buhai, (d. 337 BC)
- Shen Dao (or Shen Tzu), (c. 350-275 BC)
- Shvetashvatara, (c. 4th century BC)
- Socrates, (470 BC-399 BC)
- Solomon, (970-931 BC)
- Shukracharya (8th century BCE)
- Speusippus, (410-339 BC)
- Stilpo, (380-330 BC)
- Strato of Lampsacus, (c. 340-c. 268 BC)
- Sun Tzu, (4th century BC)
- Sung Hsing (or Sung Tzu), (360-290 BC)
- Su Qin (380-284 BC)
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