Greek philosophers
Hippias of Elis
Hippias of Elytis was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, mathematician, grammarian and historian. He was born in Elid in the 5th century BC. He was a pupil of Hegesidamus and is considered the inventor of mnemonic devices.
Hippias of Elida is said to have written many books, but none have survived. He contrasts law and nature in his reflections on society. This contradiction is common for sophists as a tool for harsh criticism of society. Thus, according to him, the law is the tyrant of men, which brings many hardships to nature itself. He sees the basic problem as the fact that because of cities, people are separated from nature itself.
Hippias is also said to have never worn any clothes that he did not make himself.
Plato wrote of him as an arrogant man, describing his teachings as absurd and superficial.