Thrasymachus

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:advocated_for realism in ethics
gptkbp:argued_on conventional morality
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:belief might makes right
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thrasymachus
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:political_theory
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:is_asequel_to no known teacher
gptkbp:is_considered a controversial figure
a key figure in the development of ethical thought
a sophist
gptkbp:is_criticized_for later philosophers
the idea of justice as a virtue
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_known_for his rhetorical skills
his assertion that justice is the advantage of the stronger.
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in gptkb:Plato's_dialogues
gptkbp:is_noted_for his challenge to Socratic thought
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of Western philosophy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in modern philosophy
gptkbp:is_regarded_as a precursor to Machiavelli
gptkbp:known_for his views on justice
gptkbp:lived_during the 5th century BC
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Republic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plato
gptkb:sorcery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4