Ideas of Thrasymachus, by Theme

[Greek, c.460 - 400 BCE, Born in Chalcedon. Resided in Athens.]

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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism
Clearly the gods ignore human affairs, or they would have given us justice
     Full Idea: The gods pay no attention to human affairs; if they did, they would not have ignored justice, which is the greatest good for men; for we see that men do not act with justice.
     From: Thrasymachus (fragments/reports [c.426 BCE], B8), quoted by Hermias - Notes on Plato's 'Phaedrus' 239.22