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Updated 30 October 2026

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DatePageIt saidIt now saysSource
31 Oct 2026Dong Zhongshu Dates179 – 104 BCEc. 179 – c. 104 BCEbritannica.com
31 Oct 2026This week in philosophy: 31 October to 6 November MIT dates the thesis 1940. Sources for every date were added to the essay at the same time.In his master's thesis of 1937 Claude Shannon showed …In his master's thesis at MIT, Claude Shannon showed …dspace.mit.edu
30 Oct 2026Ibn Bajja Datesc. 1085 – 1138c. 1085 – 1139plato.stanford.edu
30 Oct 2026Raghunātha Śiromaṇi Datesc. 1460 – 1540c. 1460/1475 – c. 1540/1550britannica.com
30 Oct 2026Thales Datesc. 624 – 546 BCEc. 620 – c. 546 BCEiep.utm.edu
29 Oct 2026Sextus Empiricus Datesfl. 2nd century CEfl. c. 2nd–3rd century CEplato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Adam Elga Datesactive 2000s – presentfl. 2000s – presentswh.princeton.edu
28 Oct 2026Adi Shankara Datesc. 700 – 750 CE (traditional dates 788 – 820)c. 700 – c. 750 CE (older scholarly dating 788 – 820 CE)plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Ajita Kesakambali Datescontemporary of the Buddha (c. 5th century BCE)fl. c. 5th century BCE (contemporary of the Buddha)accesstoinsight.org
28 Oct 2026Al-Farabi Datesc. 870 – 950c. 870 – 950 or 951plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Epictetus Datesc. 50 – c. 135 CEc. 55 – c. 135 CEiep.utm.edu
28 Oct 2026Gautama (Akṣapāda) Datestrad. c. 2nd century CEc. 2nd century CE (disputed)plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Maimonides Dates1138 – 12041135 or 1138 – 1204plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Mencius Datestrad. c. 372 – 289 BCEtrad. c. 372 – c. 289 BCEbritannica.com
28 Oct 2026Plato Datesc. 428 – 348 BCE428/427 – 348/347 BCEbritannica.com
28 Oct 2026Suhrawardi Dates1154 – 1191c. 1154 – 1191/2plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026The Buddha Datesc. 480 – 400 BCE (disputed)fl. c. 450 BCE (trad. c. 560 – 480 BCE)plato.stanford.edu
28 Oct 2026Zhuangzi Datesc. 369 – c. 286 BCEc. 369 – c. 298 or 286 BCEiep.utm.edu