Callicles (z; Καλλικλῆς; c. 484 – late 5th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian political philosopher best remembered for his role in Plato’s dialogue Gorgias, where he `presents himself as a no-holds-barred, bare-knuckled, clear-headed advocate of Realpolitik.` Callicles is depicted as a young student of the sophist Gorgias. In th.....
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(from the article `Plato`) ...men, it should be most of all serviceable to an offender, who would employ it to move the authorities to inflict the penalties for which the state ... ...laws that the appeal to nature was made. In its extreme form the appeal involved the throwing off of all restraints upon self-interest and the ... [2 r...
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