Protagoras

Protagoras (Greek: Πρωταγόρας; c. 490 – c. 420 BC) wis a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher an is nummered as ane o the sophists bi Plato. In his dialogue, Protagoras, Plato credits him wi haein inventit the role o the professional sophist.

Protagoras
Democritus (center) an Protagoras (richt) 17t-century pentin bi Salvator Rosa in Hermitage Museum
Born	c. 490 BC Abdera
Dee'd	c. 420 BC
Era	Pre-Socratic filosofie
Region	Wastren Filosofie
Schuil	Sophism
Main interests	leid, semantics, relativism, rhetoric, agnosticism, ethics
Notable ideas	'Sophist' as teacher for hire, 'Man is the meisur o aw things'
Influences Democritus, Parmenides
Influenced Plato, Jeremy Bentham, Friedrich Nietzsche, F.C.S. Schiller

References

Citit soorces

• Guthrie, W. K. C., The Sophists. New York: Cambridge University Press (May 27, 1977). ISBN 0-521-09666-9.