#man is the measure of all things
Protagoras- Russell’s History of Western Philosophy, chapter by chapter- (10)
This is the final chapter in the section on philosophers preceding Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Tomorrow we will begin with Socrates. In it is discussed Protagoras and the Sophists. The Sophists were a group of philosophers who taught their ideas and knowledge to people for a price. Protagoras was himself a Sophist. He was very popular for his wisdom and skill of acute logical thinking.
He was…
