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antithesis to Socrates.
Callicles is
depicted as a
young student of the
sophist Gorgias. In the
dialogue named for his teacher,
Callicles argues the position...
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judicial system.
Polus and
Callicles are both
astounded at Socrates'
position and
wonder if he is just
kidding (481b).
Callicles observes that if Socrates...
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activity that
Callicles finds shameful. That, and no view
about same-****
relations per se, is the
basis of his criticism. In fact,
Callicles is depicted...
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counterexample to
Callicles' claim, by
looking in an area that
Callicles perhaps did not
expect —
groups of
people rather than
individual persons.
Callicles might...
- far as
justice is concerned, that was the
position of the "immoralists"
Callicles and
Thrasymachus in Plato's dialogues, and as far as
benevolence is concerned...
- the Gorgias,
through the
mouthpiece of
Callicles. The
basic argument presented by
Thrasymachus and
Callicles is that
justice (being just)
hinders or...
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Others include Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias, Thrasymachus, Lycophron,
Callicles, Antiphon, and Cratylus. A few
sophists claimed that they
could find the...
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reproaches his
friend Callicles for
having purchased the
house of his
neighbour Charmides, who is away in Syria, for a
cheap price.
Callicles explains that he...
- I know to be evil and base..." (Apology, 29b6–7). In his
debate with
Callicles, he says: "...I know well that if you will
agree with me on
those things...
- sense, it can be
applied to
groups or
corporate bodies, and
works of art.
Callicles and
Thrasymachus are two
characters of Plato's dialogues,
Gorgias and...
