Callicles
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title:
Callicles
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Callicles is thought to have been an ancient Athenian political philosopher. He figures prominently in Plato’s dialogue Gorgias, where he "presents himself as a no-holds-barred, bare-knuckled, clear-headed advocate of Realpolitik". In terms of dramatic action, his function in the dialogue is to provide a counter-argument to Plato's philosophical ideas. The absence of contemporaneous sources external to this single text attesting to his existence has suggested to some that he may be no more than
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5th-century BC Greek political philosopher
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callicles
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2023-07-09T04:39:58Z
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