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Plato and Protagoras : truth and relativism in ancient Greek philosophy

Title: Plato and Protagoras : truth and relativism in ancient Greek philosophy / Oded Balaban.
Author: Balaban, Oded.
Publication: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©1999.

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Description

xx, 345 pages; 24 cm

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-337) and index.

Contents

A Discussion of Interpretation in General -- De Interpretatione -- Plato's and Protagoras' General Assumptions -- Exoteric and Esoteric Content and the Justification for Manipulative Thinking -- Concerning Plato's Epistemological Presuppositions in General and Lying in Particular -- Socrates and the Sophistic Movement -- What Is Consciousness? -- The Interpretation of the Protagoras -- Introduction to the Dialogue -- The Tale of Protagoras and Its Interpretation -- Protagoras' Speech: Education or Instruction? -- The Logical Grounds of the Protagoras-Socrates Disagreement -- The Unity of Virtues -- The Humorous Interlude--The Discussion about the Method of Discussion -- The Critique of Simonides' Poem -- Returning to the Unity of Virtues -- The Theory of Measurement -- Extrapolations -- Protagoras' and Plato's Approaches Compared -- Protagoras' Relativism and the Failure to Synthesize Theory and Practice -- Plato's Intellectualism and the Failure to Deduce Values from Knowledge -- What Does "Man" Mean in Protagoras' "Man Is the Measure ...?" -- Critical Remarks on Some Interpretations of Plato's Self-Consciousness.

ISBN

0739100750
9780739100752

LCCN

99037747

OCLC

ocm41892137
41892137
SCSB-928065

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Princeton University Library