Protagoras

[ proh-tag-er-uh s ]

/ proʊˈtæg ər əs /

c480–c421 b.c., Greek Sophist philosopher.

OTHER WORDS FROM Protagoras

Pro·tag·o·re·an

[proh-tag-uh-ree-uh n] /proʊˌtæg əˈri ən/, adjective Pro·tag·o·re·an·ism, noun

Well now, I said, you and I are going to Protagoras, and we are ready to pay him money on your behalf.

Protagoras |Plato
He is said to owe much to Protagoras, and wrote a dialogue under that title.

Concord Days |A. Bronson Alcott
Protagoras had denied the objectivity of truth, and the later Sophists had applied the same theory to morals.

A Critical History of Greek Philosophy |W. T. Stace
Now it is practically this distinction that Protagoras denied.

A Critical History of Greek Philosophy |W. T. Stace

We have now to remark upon the special doctrine of Protagoras πᾶν τὸ φαινόμενον ἀληθές.

Aristotle |George Grote

Protagoras

/ (prəʊˈtæɡəˌræs) /

?485–?411 bc, Greek philosopher and sophist, famous for his dictum "Man is the measure of all things."