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Ideas of Anon (Diss), by Text
[Greek, fl. 400 BCE, A sophist, probably from southern Italy. Author of 'Dissoi Logoi'.]
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401BCE
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Dissoi Logoi - on Double Arguments
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§2
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p.290
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1559
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Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment
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§2
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p.290
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1560
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Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl
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§2
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p.291
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1561
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Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others
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§3
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p.292
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1563
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Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [PG]
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§3
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p.292
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1562
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It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take
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§4
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p.294
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1564
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True and false statements can use exactly the same words
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§6
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p.296
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1565
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We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it
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§7
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p.297
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1566
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The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy
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§8
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p.297
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1567
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How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly?
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