How is Protagoras' relativism self-refuting?
The philosophical studies of Yamaguchi University Volume 17
Page 49-63
published_at 2010-03-24
Title
プロタゴラスの相対主義はいかにして自己論駁的か
How is Protagoras' relativism self-refuting?
Source Identifiers
Validity of Plato's argument against Protagoras' relativism at Theaetetus 171a-c has been called into question by many scholars, largely because the argument, notoriously, omits the qualifying phrase "for x", the phrase of vital importance to relativism. Recently Luca Castagnoli offered a valuable interpretation of the passage, according to which Plato's argument does not aim at proving the absolute falsehood of relativism, but successfully shows that it turns out to be untenable for Protagoras himself in dialectical contexts...
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jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
山口大学哲学研究会
Date Issued
2010-03-24
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Version of Record
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open access
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[ISSN]0919-357X
[NCID]AN10403441
Schools
人文学部