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Gorgias (c. 485-380 BCE), ancient Greek philosopher, orator, and rhetorician. His major works include Encomium of Helen (Ἑλένης Ἐγκώμιον), Defense of Palamedes (Ὑπὲρ Παλαμήδους Ἀπολογία), and On What Is Not (Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος ἢ περὶ φύσεως). He mainly worked on epistemology, metaphysics, and rhetoric.
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Logos: the greek expression logos can refer to both the speech and its content, or generally reason. In the course of the history of philosophy, the meaning of logos changed from "explanation" to "definition" or overall context. See also language, definition, reason, universe._____________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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Adorno, Th.W. | Logos | Adorno | |
Ancient Philosophy | Logos | Ancient Philosophy | |
Aristotle | Logos | Aristotle | |
Bubner, Rüdiger | Logos | Bubner | |
Gadamer, Hans-Georg | Logos | Gadamer | |
Gorgias | Logos | Gorgias | |
Heidegger, Martin | Logos | Heidegger | |
Heraclitus | Logos | Heraclitus | |
Plato | Logos | Plato | |
Protagoras | Logos | Protagoras | |
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