Protagoras - Wikipedia Protagoras ( p r oʊ ˈ t æ ɡ ər ə s,-æ s proh-TAG-ər-əs, -ass; Greek: Πρωταγόρας; c 490 BC – c 420 BC) [1] was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and rhetorical theorist He is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato
Protagoras - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Protagoras (490–420 BCE ca) was one of the most important sophists and exerted considerable influence in fifth-century intellectual debates His teaching had a practical and concrete goal, and many of the surviving testimonies and fragments suggest that it was mainly devoted to the development of argumentative techniques
Protagoras | Sophist, Rhetorician, Atheist | Britannica Protagoras was a thinker and teacher, the first and most famous of the Greek Sophists Protagoras spent most of his life at Athens, where he considerably influenced contemporary thought on moral and political questions
Protagoras - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Protagoras is known primarily for three claims (1) that man is the measure of all things (which is often interpreted as a sort of radical relativism) (2) that he could make the “worse (or weaker) argument appear the better (or stronger)” and (3) that one could not tell if the gods existed or not
Protagoras - World History Encyclopedia Protagoras of Abdera (l c 485-415 BCE) is considered the greatest of the Sophists of ancient Greece and the first philosopher in the West to promote Subjectivism, arguing that interpretation of any given experience, or anything whatsoever, is relative to the individual
Protagoras, by Plato - Project Gutenberg Protagoras answers, 'That he will make him a better and a wiser man ' 'But in what will he be better?'—Socrates desires to have a more precise answer Protagoras replies, 'That he will teach him prudence in affairs private and public; in short, the science or knowledge of human life '
Protagoras - New World Encyclopedia Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) (c 481 B C E – c 420 B C E ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher born in Abdera in Ancient Greece He was one of the best known Sophists Protagoras is best known for his dictum: "Man is the measure of all things "
Protagoras – Open Rhetoric Protagoras was an influential pre-Socratic philosopher and sophist who lived 485–415 BCE He was educated by Democritus, who had found him as a simple porter and thought that he showed potential by how his wood bundles were tied
Protagoras: Life and Contributions to Philosophy - Study Latam Protagoras of Abdera is one of the most renowned pre-Socratic philosophers Known for his ideas on relativism and his belief in the power of human perception, Protagoras left a lasting impact on ancient Greek thought
Protagoras: Study Guide - SparkNotes Protagoras is one of Plato’s earliest Socratic dialogues and was probably written around 385 BCE It describes philosophy’s equivalent to a heavyweight boxing match: Socrates’s encounter with Protagoras, the most famous Sophist of Ancient Greece