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Protagoras / C.C.W. Taylor (edition).

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Plato, author.
Contributor:
Taylor, C. C. W. (Christopher Charles Whiston), 1936- editor.
Series:
Clarendon Plato series
Oxford scholarly editions online.
Oxford scholarly editions online
Standardized Title:
Protagoras. English
Language:
English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Subjects (All):
Protagoras.
Socrates.
Sophists (Greek philosophy).
Ethics.
Virtue.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Edition:
Revised edition.
Other Title:
Oxford scholarly editions online.
Place of Publication:
[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
In addition to its interest as one of Plato's most brilliant dramatic masterpieces, the 'Protagoras' presents a vivid picture of the crisis of fifth-century Greek thought, in which traditional values and conceptions of man were subjected on the one hand to the criticism of the Sophists and on the other to the far more radical criticism of Socrates. The dialogue deals with many themes which are central to the ethical theories which Plato developed under the influence of Socrates, notably the nature of human excellence, the relation of knowledge to right conduct, and the place of pleasure in the good life.
Notes:
This edition previously issued in print: 1991.
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 18, 2019).
Other Format:
Print version :
ISBN:
9780191875212
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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