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Callicles (c. 484 – late 5th century BC), ancient Athenian political philosopher. He is best known for his appearance in Plato's dialogue Gorgias, where he challenges Socrates' view of justice and morality. Kallikles did not write any major works in the original language, as all we know about him comes from Plato's Gorgias. He mainly worked on political philosophy, ethics, morality, justice.
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Nomos: is an expression from ancient Greek for customs and conventions, as well as for laws not adopted by a general assembly. See also natural justice, law._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ancient Philosophy | Nomos | Ancient Philosophy | |
Aristotle | Nomos | Aristotle | |
Callicles | Nomos | Callicles | |
Heraclitus | Nomos | Heraclitus | |
Sophists | Nomos | Sophists | |
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