Classical Philosophy: Socrates and his contemporaries

accept according action acts actually answer appears argued argument Aristotle ascribed Athenian Athens believe better called Callicles claim clear conception concerning considered consists correct courage course definition desire dialogues discussion distinction doctrine doubt earlier ethical Euthyphro evidence examples existence expressed F-ness fact fails false follows give given gods Gorgias Greek human idea important interest interpretation justice kind knowledge Laches later laws least less matter means method mind moral nature never objective opinion particular passage person philosophy Plato pleasure position possible practice present principle Protagoras question reason reference regarded relation relativism represents Republic requires rhetoric says seems sense simply Socrates Sophists soul speaking statement suggests suppose taken teaching temperance term theory things thought Thucydides tion true truth understand virtue whole writings και