Protagoras Quotes
There are two sides to every question, exactly opposite to each other.
Context
Our word “protagonist” comes from his philosophy. This principle is at the hears of our adversarial legal system and out political system.
Topics
Ancient Greece
Debate
Disagreement
Argument
Alternatives
Contradiction
Dichotomy
Perspective
Two Sides
Opposing Ideas
Conflict
Duality
Philosophy
Binary Opposition
Binary Thinking
Conflicting Opinions
Contradictory Views
Contrasting Ideas
Dichotomous Thinking
Dual Perspectives
Opposing Views
Polarized Thinking
Opposite Views
Citations
Protagoras, 490 BC – 420 BC, Greek Philosopher, Quoted in Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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Protagoras (/prəʊˈtæɡəˌræs/; Greek: Πρωταγόρας; c. 490 BC – c. 420 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and rhetorical theorist. He is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue Protagoras, Plato credits him with inventing the role of the professional sophist.