Plato: Protagoras

Plato’s Protagoras stages an intellectual showdown between Socrates and the famous sophist on a vital question: Can virtue be taught? Protagoras appealed to culture and storytelling; Socrates pushed for precision and logical unity. At stake was more than education—the dialogue Protagoras explored whether morality was a skill, a strength of will, or something innate in […] The post Plato:…