# Thrasymachus — The Republic character guide

> Thrasymachus in The Republic by Plato.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0005-persons-of-the-dialogue

## Who they are

A sophist from Chalcedon who aggressively argues that justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger.

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