Sophistic criticisms of the rule of law: a comparison of Callicles and Thrasymachus

This article discusses different interpretations of Callicles and Thrasymachus’ positions. There are good reasons for interpreting Callicles as a critic of democracy and as an aristocratic political thinker whose political views are closer to Plato’s than is usually assumed. The paper argues that Ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knoll, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy 2021-08-01
Series:Filosofický časopis