Subjects
Plato. Protagoras -- Criticism and interpretation, Plato -- Political and social views
Abstract
This paper traces how the use of a trial in Plato’s Protagoras serves to highlight the issues of Myth and Democracy; one might even say to put them on trial. While the Protagoras is a complicated work, some aspects of its underlying themes are quite clear. For Plato, democracy pales in comparison to the philosopher-king, and the Protagoras’s structure enables Plato to set up Socrates as just such a figure.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13153
Recommended Citation
Johnson, David
(1992)
"Plato's Protagoras: Myth and Democracy on Trial,"
Anthós Journal (1990-1996): Vol. 1:
No.
3, Article 10.
Available at:
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anthos_archives/vol1/iss3/10
