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Protagoras and Logos

A Study in Greek Philosophy and Rhetoric

by Edward Schiappa ...

Series series Studies in Rhetoric & Communication
Reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of ProtagorasProtagoras and Logos brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. Most accounts of Protagoras rely on the somewhat hostile reports of Plato and Aristotle. By focusing on Protagoras's own surviving words, this study corrects ... Read more

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Reassesses the philosophical and pedagogical contributions of ProtagorasProtagoras and Logos brings together in a meaningful synthesis the contributions and rhetoric of the first and most famous of the Older Sophists, Protagoras of Abdera. Most accounts of Protagoras rely on the somewhat hostile reports of Plato and Aristotle. By focusing on Protagoras's own surviving words, this study corrects
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Sophistry and Political Philosophy

Protagoras' Challenge to Socrates

by Robert C. Bartlett ...

One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon "truths." As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical ... Read more

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One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon "truths." As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical
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Protagoras

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The Protagoras, like several of the Dialogues of Plato, is put into the mouth of Socrates, who describes a conversation which had taken place between himself and the great Sophist at the house of Callias-'the man who had spent more upon the Sophists than all the rest of the world'-and in which the learned Hippias and the grammarian Prodicus had also shared, as well as Alcibiades and Critias, both ... Read more

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The Protagoras, like several of the Dialogues of Plato, is put into the mouth of Socrates, who describes a conversation which had taken place between himself and the great Sophist at the house of Callias-'the man who had spent more upon the Sophists than all the rest of the world'-and in which the learned Hippias and the grammarian Prodicus had also shared, as well as Alcibiades and Critias, both
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Protagoras

Enriched edition. Exploring Virtue and Education in Ancient Greek Philosophy

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Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...

In "Protagoras," Plato presents a profound examination of virtue, knowledge, and the nature of human wisdom through the dialectical interplay between Socrates and the celebrated Sophist Protagoras. Set against the backdrop of Classical Athens, this dialogue navigates themes of relativism versus absolutism, underscoring the Socratic quest for truth. Plato employs a rich literary style characterized ... Read more

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In "Protagoras," Plato presents a profound examination of virtue, knowledge, and the nature of human wisdom through the dialectical interplay between Socrates and the celebrated Sophist Protagoras. Set against the backdrop of Classical Athens, this dialogue navigates themes of relativism versus absolutism, underscoring the Socratic quest for truth. Plato employs a rich literary style characterized
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Plato: The Complete Works

From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, ... Protagoras, Statesman and Critias

by Plato ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Plato: The Complete Works" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Plato (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along ... Read more

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This carefully crafted ebook: "Plato: The Complete Works" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Plato (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along
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Leo Strauss on Plato's Protagoras

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A transcript of Leo Strauss's key seminars on Plato's Protagoras.This book offers a transcript of Strauss's seminar on Plato's Protagoras taught at the University of Chicago in the spring quarter of 1965, edited and introduced by renowned scholar Robert C. Bartlett. These lectures have several important features. Unlike his published writings, they are less dense and more conversational. ... Read more

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A transcript of Leo Strauss's key seminars on Plato's Protagoras.This book offers a transcript of Strauss's seminar on Plato's Protagoras taught at the University of Chicago in the spring quarter of 1965, edited and introduced by renowned scholar Robert C. Bartlett. These lectures have several important features. Unlike his published writings, they are less dense and more conversational.
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Plato: The Complete Works : From the greatest Greek philosopher, known for The Republic, Symposium, Apology, Phaedrus, Laws, Crito, Phaedo, Timaeus, Meno, ... Protagoras, Statesman and Critias

by Plato ...

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the founders of Western philosophy by recording the teachings of his master and his own philosophies in 35 dialogues and 13 letters (some are disputed as spurious). However, this collection features ... Read more

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Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the founders of Western philosophy by recording the teachings of his master and his own philosophies in 35 dialogues and 13 letters (some are disputed as spurious). However, this collection features
... Read more
Plato's Protagoras

Translation, Commentary, and Appendices

Protagoras is one of Plato's most delightfully comic and playful dialogues, and is also one of his most important. This new edition of Plato's Protagoras provides a rigorously clear and accurate translation that communicates Plato's puns, metaphors, figures of speech, and other verbal techniques naturally; allowing scholars to feel the full scope of Plato's rhetoric. Translators James Arieti and ... Read more

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Protagoras is one of Plato's most delightfully comic and playful dialogues, and is also one of his most important. This new edition of Plato's Protagoras provides a rigorously clear and accurate translation that communicates Plato's puns, metaphors, figures of speech, and other verbal techniques naturally; allowing scholars to feel the full scope of Plato's rhetoric. Translators James Arieti and
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Plato’s Protagoras

Essays on the Confrontation of Philosophy and Sophistry

Edited by Olof Pettersson, Vigdis Songe-Møller ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book presents a thorough study and an up to date anthology of Plato’s Protagoras. International authors' papers contribute to the task of understanding how Plato introduced and negotiated a new type of intellectual practice – called philosophy – and the strategies that this involved. They explore Plato’s dialogue, looking at questions of how philosophy and sophistry relate, both on a ... Read more

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This book presents a thorough study and an up to date anthology of Plato’s Protagoras. International authors' papers contribute to the task of understanding how Plato introduced and negotiated a new type of intellectual practice – called philosophy – and the strategies that this involved. They explore Plato’s dialogue, looking at questions of how philosophy and sophistry relate, both on a
... Read more
Protagoras

by Plato ...

The home of Callias becomes the setting for a dramatic showdown between Socrates and the most famous sophist of the age, Protagoras. The debate centers on the unity of the virtues and whether political skill can be taught, with the two thinkers frequently reversing their initial positions. Plato vividly dramatizes the clash between the long, eloquent speeches of the sophist and the short, incisive ... Read more

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The home of Callias becomes the setting for a dramatic showdown between Socrates and the most famous sophist of the age, Protagoras. The debate centers on the unity of the virtues and whether political skill can be taught, with the two thinkers frequently reversing their initial positions. Plato vividly dramatizes the clash between the long, eloquent speeches of the sophist and the short, incisive
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Stoic Six Pack 7 (Illustrated)

Memoirs of Socrates, Euthydemus, Stoic Self-control, Gorgias, Protagoras and Biographies

by Various Artists ...

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”- Socrates.Two centuries before the Stoics lived The Sophists, star philosophers who roamed Athens during the fifth century B.C. commanding large fees for speaking and private lessons. They offered practical education, speculation on the nature of the universe and knowledge in the art of life and politics. The most famous were Protagoras, ... Read more

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“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”- Socrates.Two centuries before the Stoics lived The Sophists, star philosophers who roamed Athens during the fifth century B.C. commanding large fees for speaking and private lessons. They offered practical education, speculation on the nature of the universe and knowledge in the art of life and politics. The most famous were Protagoras,
... Read more
Protagoras

by Plato ...

Protagoras is a dialogue by Plato. The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists". The main argument is between the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated Sophist, and Socrates. The discussion takes place at the home of Callias, who is host to Protagoras while he is in town, and concerns the nature of Sophists, the unity and the teachability of virtue. A total of twenty ... Read more

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Protagoras is a dialogue by Plato. The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists". The main argument is between the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated Sophist, and Socrates. The discussion takes place at the home of Callias, who is host to Protagoras while he is in town, and concerns the nature of Sophists, the unity and the teachability of virtue. A total of twenty
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