Thrasymachus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:advocatesFor the power of the strong
gptkbp:appearsIn Plato's dialogues
gptkbp:associatedWith Socrates
gptkbp:challenges Socratic_ideals
gptkbp:contributedTo ethical theory
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Plato's_Socrates
justice
might makes right
gptkbp:criticism traditional morality
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:engagesIn philosophical debates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thrasymachus
gptkbp:influenced political philosophy
gptkbp:isCitedIn academic literature
gptkbp:isConsidered a controversial figure
a challenger of moral absolutism
a cynic
a pragmatic approach to ethics
a precursor to modern relativism
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor Plato
gptkbp:isDescribedAs a controversial thinker in ethics.
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn philosophical debates
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy earlier_Sophists
gptkbp:isKnownFor his views on justice
challenged conventional wisdom
gptkbp:isLocatedIn historical accounts
gptkbp:isNotableFor his rhetorical skills
gptkbp:isNotedFor assertions about justice and power
his bold assertions
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith gptkb:the_Sophists
Socratic_philosophy
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn philosophical discussions
philosophy courses
ethics and morality studies
philosophical_critiques
gptkbp:isPartOf the nature of justice
the dialogue on justice
the_history_of_Western_philosophy
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor a significant thinker
his contributions to ethical discourse
gptkbp:isReferencedIn various philosophical texts
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a key figure in Sophism
gptkbp:isStudiedIn provoked thought on power dynamics
gptkbp:isValuedFor his ethical views
gptkbp:knownFor rhetoric
gptkbp:locatedIn moral relativism
gptkbp:taught rhetoric and persuasion
gptkbp:wasA Sophist
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 5th century BC
gptkbp:wrote The Republic