Polus
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Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polus canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue character
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ancient Greek character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ sophist ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Callicles
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Gorgias ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Gorgias ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Sophistic movement ⓘ |
| challengedBy | Socrates ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eager to display rhetorical ability
ⓘ
less experienced than Gorgias ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| defendsView |
doing injustice is more desirable than suffering it
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rhetoric as a powerful skill ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dialogueSection | middle part of Plato's Gorgias ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
justice
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power ⓘ punishment ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| discussesWith |
Gorgias
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Πῶλος ⓘ |
| occupation | rhetorician ⓘ |
| philosophicalRole | interlocutor of Socrates ⓘ |
| philosophicalThemeInvolvement |
nature of rhetoric
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relation between power and justice ⓘ value of punishment ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
ambitious
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overconfident ⓘ young ⓘ |
| roleInArgument | intermediate opponent between Gorgias and Callicles ⓘ |
| studentOf | Gorgias ⓘ |
| teacher | Gorgias ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorToIllustrate |
confusion between seeming good and being good
ⓘ
limitations of sophistic rhetoric ⓘ |
| workSetting | Athens ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.