Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c?
(2004)
Journal Article
Castagnoli, L. (2004). Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c?. Topoi, 23(1), 3-32. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Atopo.0000021381.34686.0d
This article aims at reconstructing the logic and assessing the force of Socrates' argument against Protagoras' 'Measure Doctrine' (MD) at Theaetetus 171a–c. I examine and criticise some influential interpretations of the passage, according to which,... Read More about Protagoras refuted. How clever is Socrates' "most clever" argument at Theaetetus 171a-c?.