Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism

Plato's Subtlest Enemy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Protagoras and the Challenge of Relativism by Ugo Zilioli, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ugo Zilioli ISBN: 9781317074465
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Ugo Zilioli
ISBN: 9781317074465
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Protagoras was an important Greek thinker of the fifth century BC, the most famous of the so called Sophists, though most of what we know of him and his thought comes to us mainly through the dialogues of his strenuous opponent Plato. In this book, Ugo Zilioli offers a sustained and philosophically sophisticated examination of what is, in philosophical terms, the most interesting feature of Protagoras' thought for modern readers: his role as the first Western thinker to argue for relativism. Zilioli relates Protagoras' relativism with modern forms of relativism, in particular the 'robust relativism' of Joseph Margolis, gives an integrated account both of the perceptual relativism examined in Plato's Theaetetus and the ethical or social relativism presented in the first part of Plato's Protagoras and offers an integrated and positive analysis of Protagoras' thought, rather than focusing on ancient criticisms and responses to his thought. This is a deeply scholarly work which brings much argument to bear to the claim that Protagoras was and remains Plato's subtlest philosophical enemy.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Protagoras was an important Greek thinker of the fifth century BC, the most famous of the so called Sophists, though most of what we know of him and his thought comes to us mainly through the dialogues of his strenuous opponent Plato. In this book, Ugo Zilioli offers a sustained and philosophically sophisticated examination of what is, in philosophical terms, the most interesting feature of Protagoras' thought for modern readers: his role as the first Western thinker to argue for relativism. Zilioli relates Protagoras' relativism with modern forms of relativism, in particular the 'robust relativism' of Joseph Margolis, gives an integrated account both of the perceptual relativism examined in Plato's Theaetetus and the ethical or social relativism presented in the first part of Plato's Protagoras and offers an integrated and positive analysis of Protagoras' thought, rather than focusing on ancient criticisms and responses to his thought. This is a deeply scholarly work which brings much argument to bear to the claim that Protagoras was and remains Plato's subtlest philosophical enemy.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Introduction to Forensic Anthropology by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Children as Citizens by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Biomedicine as Culture by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book The Geography of Western Europe by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of Asian Demography by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Contemporary Feminist Theatres by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Anyone Can Do It: Empowerment, Tradition and the Punk Underground by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Making Universal Service Policy by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book A Minyan of Women by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Engaging Students in Academic Literacies by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book China by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book School Climate by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Transnational Labour History by Ugo Zilioli
Cover of the book Women in Early Modern Polish Society, Against the European Background by Ugo Zilioli
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy