At one point in this work, a character is praised for his short responses to questions. In another section of this work, which inspired Olympiodorus to author a namesake Scholia, its participants consider what it means to hav
At one point in this work, a character is praised for his short responses to questions. In another section of this work, which inspired Olympiodorus to author a namesake Scholia, its participants consider what it means to have honor. The title character of this work was well known for positing that even if something exists, that nothing could be known or communicated about it in his work On Non-being.  Another character argues for a definition of real politics as a style of leadership that compels "hunger and thirst," a viewpoint contrasted to those politics that are sweet. Characters in this work include Chaerephon, who is blamed for delaying the start of the feast, as well as the "coltish" Polus. It features Callicles telling Socrates to debate himself and its final conclusion is that "rhetors" are tyrants.  Named for a disciple of Protagoras, for 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue, titled after a Sophist.
At one point in this work, a character is praised for his short responses to questions.
Gorgias