The Euthyphro is often overlooked & it never answers the central question it presents, but as an ironic comedy, it succeeds completely. Laertius' claims are frequently challenged because he failed to cite his sources, but in this case, his claim is supported by the literary artistry of the Platonic dialogues. 3rd century CE), Plato's characters are so relatable and skillfully drawn because, before he was Plato the philosopher, he was a poet and playwright.
Thrasymachus is a fully realized character, all arrogance and bravado, easily recognized by any reader who has ever had to endure the pontifications and posturing of their own "Thrasymachus".Īccording to Diogenes Laertius (l. Thrasymachus is instantly hostile to Socrates and his friends, insists on his own views as the only valid ones, and when proven wrong, refuses to admit it and chooses to leave instead. Any reader recognizes that, sometimes, one arrives at a party to find some undesirable nuisance there who is friend to the host but an irritation to everyone else, and so it is in Republic Book I when Socrates comes to Cephalus' house to find the sophist Thrasymachus there.
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