Protagoras
Protagoras
Protagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue, Protagoras, Plato credits him with having invented the role of the professional sophist...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
Protagoras quotes about
either
As to gods, I have no way of knowing either that they exist or do not exist, or what they are like.
discussion greek-philosopher trial truth
Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves.
two-sides two sides
There are two sides to every question.
obscurity human-life brevity
Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life
philosophical men greek
Man is the measure of all things.
cities advice excellence
The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.
matter principles phenomenon
There are intelligible principles inherent in the matter of every phenomenon; because matter is essentially the sum of all the seemings that it has for any and all persons.