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Antiphon
Antiphon (late 5th century BC) Antiphon was a Greek Sophist. His most famous work, On Truth , partially survives in two substantial papyrus fragments, plus a number of purported quotations. It sets up a bold antithesis between the claims of physis (nature) and nomos (law/convention), arguing that it is more advantageous to follow nature when one can do so without detection. The antithesis suggests several important questions aboutthe meaning of 'nature' and its role in ethics, the origin...
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