Protagoras

by Benjamin Jowett and Martin Ostwald

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 humanity were subjected to criticism of the Sophists and to the far moreradical criticism of Socrates. The dialogue deals with many themes which are central to the ethical theories which Plato developed under the influence of Socrates,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672602326
• ISBN13: 9780672602320
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 69 Pages