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Callicles

Callicles (/ˈkælɪkliːz/; Greek: Καλλικλῆς; c. 484 – late 5th century BC) 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…

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Callicles → Athenian, BC, List, Phocion, Plato's, Plautus's, Plutarch's Life, Truculentus, Yet
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Callicles → Archived, Gorgias, Internet Archive, Philosophy, Project Gutenberg, Socrates, Stanford Encyclopedia, Thrasymachus
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Callicles → character in Plautus's play Truculentus

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