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Antiphon
Brother of Plato who recounts the Parmenides.
minor
Also known as Antiphon of Cephisus, Antiphon the Rhamnusian
First appearance: Parmenides
Antiphon shows up with force in Parmenides. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Antiphon is referenced as the reporter of Pythodorus' account of the dialogue.
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In Parmenides: Antiphon is referenced as the reporter of Pythodorus' account of the dialogue. Later, in Menexenus: Mentioned as a master of rhetoric, alongside Lamprus in music, as examples of teachers whose pupils…
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- Parmenides Narrators
- Socrates' Inner Circle
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
- Extended Cast of Dialogues
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