Dialogues · Character
Callicles
A brash Athenian host who welcomes Socrates into his house and then defends the right of the stronger without apology.
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Also known as Callicles That, most excellent Callicles, Callicles O Socrates
First appearance: Gorgias
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Callicles opens his home to Gorgias and to Socrates, playing the confident host who treats philosophy as a feast to be enjoyed and a fray to be entered. He is impatient with Socratic humility and champions a…
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