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6th-century philosophers
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The list 6th-century philosophers includes
David Anhaght, Mazdak, Boethius, Damascius and Simplicius of Cilicia.
The list consists of 22 members
and 3 sublists.
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6th century
Period from 501 through 600
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David Anhaght
Greek, Philosopher
Overview: David the Invincible (or David the Philosopher) was a neoplatonist philosopher of the 6th century.Nationality: GreekOccupation: Philosopher
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John Philoponus
Byzantine philosopher (c.490–c.570)Overview: John Philoponus (Greek: ; Ἰωάννης ὁ Φιλόπονος; c. 490 – c. 570), also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Byzantine Greek philologist, Aristotelian commentator, Christian theologian ...Nationality: GreekOccupation: Astronomer 0
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Mazdak
Iranian religious figure
Overview: Mazdak (in Persian ????) (died c. 524 or 528) was a proto-socialist Persian reformer and religious activist who gained influence under the reign of the Sassanian Shahanshah Kavadh I. He claimed to be a ...Nationality: IranianOccupation: Writer 0
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Damascius
6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopherOverview: Damascius (Greek: Δαμάσκιος, c. 458 – after 538), known as "the last of the Neoplatonists," was the last scholarch of the School of Athens. He was one of the pagan philosophers persecuted by Emperor ...Nationality: SyrianOccupation: Philosopher 0
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Simplicius of Cilicia
6th-century Greek pagan philosopherOverview: Simplicius of Cilicia (Greek: Σιμπλίκιος ὁ Κίλιξ; c. 490 – c. 560 AD) was a disciple of Ammonius Hermiae and Damascius, and was one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He was among the pagan philosophers ...Occupation: Astronomer 0
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Boethius
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century
Overview: Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius (also Boetius ; c. 477–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century. He was born about ...Date of birth: 480Age: 1544Nationality: ItalianOccupation: Writer 0
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Eulamius
Athenian philosopherOverview: Eulamius (Greek: Eὐλάμιος), born in Phrygia, was, along with Damascius, one of the Athenian philosophers who sought asylum at the court of Khosrau I (r. 531–579) of Persia in 531/532 when Byzantine emperor ...Occupation: Philosopher 0
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8.Overview: Elias (Greek: Ἠλίας; fl. 6th century) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry.Occupation: Philosopher 0
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9.Overview: David (Greek: Δαυΐδ; fl. 6th century) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry.Occupation: Philosopher 0
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Diogenes of Phoenicia
Neoplatonist philosopher banished from Athens in 529Overview: Diogenes of Phoenicia (Ancient Greek: Διογένης; fl.) was a 6th-century Greek philosopher. He is known mainly for the fact that Agathias mentions him as one of the seven well-known philosophers who inf ... 0
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Bodhidharma
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
Overview: Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese ... 0
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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Greek philosopher
Overview: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works ... 0
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Overview: Asclepius of Tralles (Greek: Ἀσκληπιός; died c. 560–570) was a student of Ammonius Hermiae. Two works of his survive:Occupation: Mathematician 0
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Paul the Persian
Iranian, PhilosopherOverview: Paul the Persian or Paulus Persa was a 6th-century East Syriac theologian and philosopher who worked at the court of the Sassanid king Khosrau I. He wrote several treatises and commentaries on Aristotle ...Nationality: IranianOccupation: Philosopher 0
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Aeneas of Gaza
5th and 6th-century Neo-Platonic and Christian philosopherOverview: Aeneas of Gaza (d. c. 518) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. In a dialogue entitled Theophrastus he alludes to Hierocles of ...Occupation: Philosopher 0
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Olympiodorus the Younger
Sixth-century Neoplatonist philosopherOverview: Olympiodorus the Younger (Greek: Ὀλυμπιόδωρος ὁ Νεώτερος; c. 495 – 570) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astrologer and teacher who lived in the early years of the Byzantine Empire, after Justinian's Decree ...Nationality: GreekOccupation: Writer 0
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Ammonius Hermiae
Greek philosopherOverview: Ammonius Hermiae (Greek: Ἀμμώνιος ὁ Ἑρμείου, Ammōnios ho Hermeiou, "Ammonius, son of Hermias"; c.–c. – c.) was a Greek philosopher from Alexandria in the eastern Roman empire during Late Antiquity. A ...Occupation: Astronomer 0
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18.Overview: Pseudo-Zeno is the conventional name for the anonymous sixth- or seventh-century Christian author of a Greek philosophical treatise known only in an Armenian translation of the Hellenizing School. It ...Occupation: Philosopher 0
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Stephanus of Athens
Greek physician and writerOverview: Stephanus of Athens (lived c.), also called Stephanus the Philosopher, was a Byzantine Greek physician and writer. A Christian native of Athens, he studied at Alexandria under a certain Asclepius, possibly ...Occupation: Philosopher 0
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20.Overview: Priscian of Lydia (or Priscianus; Greek: Πρισκιανός ο Λυδός Prīskiānós ho Lȳdós; Latin: Priscianus Lydus; fl. 6th century), was one of the last of the Neoplatonists. Two works of his have survived.Occupation: Philosopher 0
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