Protagoras of Abdera
c. 490-c. 421 B.C.
Greek sophist who said "man is the measure of all things," meaning all perceptions are true and only individuals can judge the quality of their ow...
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Protagoras of Abdera
Protagoras of Abdera in Thrace, most famous of the Sophists, was born not later than 490 BCE and probably died soon after 421 BCE. According to Plato, he was the first to declare ...
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The Greek philosopher Protagoras (ca. 484-ca. 414 BC) was one of the best-known and most successful teachers of the Sophistic movement of the 5th century BC.Protagoras was born in Abdera, the native c...
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Protagoras of Abdera was the most renowned of the Sophists; he was also the one who, by being the first to charge tuition fees for his courses, established Sophistry as a profession. He, more than any...
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