The Sophists (10/31)

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Physis

inborn characteristic of humanity

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nomos

convention invented by the weaker as a defense against the stronger

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"superior individuals"

Win over the weak according to nature (physis)

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sophistry

unsound argumentation

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Cleon

For a harsh punishment

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Diodotus

For punishing only the leaders of the revolt (his opinion prevails)

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logoi

speeches

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erga

facts

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Demagogos

a leader of the people and skilled orator

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Pericles' Funeral Oration

idealized portrait of Athenian democracy

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Mytilenian Debate (Cleon and Diodotus)

Harsh critique of Athenian democratic politics

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Plague of Athens 430 BC

From Piraeus to Athens. 1/3 population dies including Pericles. No one caught the plague twice