Protagoras
Presents the translation of a dialogue on virtue, wisdom, and the nature of sophistic teaching. This title provides an introduction that illuminates the dialogue's perennial interest, its Athenian political background, and the particular difficulties and ironic nuances of its argument.
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Donald@riversofeurope
I read this after listening to a lecture by Leo Strauss about it. The beautiful and brief dialogue about geometry is one of my favorite things written by Plato. (Question - the word virtue comes from the Latin virtus. What word is used in the original Greek? Arete?)
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