Antisthenes
c. 445 BC – 365 BC · 80 years · Athens · Europe
Philosophy: Cynicism (founder)
A pupil of Socrates who taught that virtue is the only good and that wealth and fame are worthless. Ancient writers regarded him as the founder of Cynicism.
Wikipedia (Russian) · Wikipedia (English) · 5th century BC
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Contemporaries around the world
Europe
- Plato — ancient Greek philosopher, 17 years younger
- Socrates — Athenian philosopher, 25 years older
- Aristotle — ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 61 years younger
- Hippocrates — ancient Greek physician, 15 years older
- Democritus — ancient Greek atomist philosopher, 15 years older
- Sophocles — Athenian tragic playwright, 52 years older
Middle East
- Herodotus — ancient Greek historian, 39 years older
Asia
- Mozi — Chinese philosopher, founder of Mohism, 25 years older
- Shang Yang — Qin statesman and Legalist, 55 years younger
The world in their lifetime
- 431 BC–404 BC Peloponnesian War — aged 14, Europe
- 430 BC–426 BC Plague of Athens — aged 15, Europe