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Protagoras (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'You are going to entrust your soul to the care of a sophist. But I
should be surprised if you even know what a sophist is.' In the
fifth century BC professional educators, the sophists, travelled
the Greek world claiming to teach success in public and private
life. In this dialogue Plato shows the pretensions of the leading
sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of
Socrates. From criticism of the educational aims and methods of the
sophists the dialogue broadens out to consider the nature of the
good life, and the role of pleasure and intellect in the context of
that life. The dialogue combines subtlety of argument with
intricacy of dramatic construction and brilliant characterization.
This translation achieves both precision and colloquial naturalness
while the notes and introduction set the arguments in their
historical and philosophical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over
100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest
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accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including
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much more.
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