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Hippias (late 5th century BC)

DOI
10.4324/9780415249126-A059-1
DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-A059-1
Version: v1,  Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/hippias-late-5th-century-bc/v-1

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The Greek Sophist Hippias of Elis is a familiar figure in Plato’s dialogues. He served his city as ambassador, and he earned a great deal of money from his lectures. His unusually wide range of expertise included not only rhetoric but also history, literature, mnemonics, mathematics and natural philosophy.

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Kahn, Charles H.. Hippias (late 5th century BC), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-A059-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/hippias-late-5th-century-bc/v-1.
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