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Tusculan Disputations · Character

Gorgias

Sicilian sophist and rhetorician; known for his nihilistic philosophy.

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First appearance: tusculan disputations

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SOSocratesACAppius Claudiu…POPhilo of LarissaDODionysius of H…GOGorgias

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