Socrates and Protagoras on Justice and Holiness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roslyn Wei (0000-0003-2636-688X, corresponding author), Roslyn Weiss |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 334 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088396 |
| OpenAlex | W2314122451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
PROTAGORAS 330c-331E, WHICH ADDRESSES the relationship between justice and holiness, has been widely discussed and criticized, but uniformly on the assumption that Socrates' intention in this dialogue is to establish his own doctrine of the unity of the virtues.' I propose in this paper an interpretation of Protagoras 330c-331e that treats the argument it contains (a) as ad hominem, i.e., as testing Protagoras' claims and probing his words, and hence (b) as not necessarily arguing for a Socratic view.2 Let us begin by considering the context in which the question of the relationship between justice and holiness arises. The dialogue begins (310a314c) with Socrates cautioning the young and impressionable Hippocrates to be on his guard against the eloquence and expert sales techniques of the sophists. This warning is undoubtedly meant for the reader as well. It is offered, significantly, outside the home of Callias before Socrates and Hippocrates enter the den of sophistry.3 Not only Hippocrates but all of us are susceptible to the rhetorical wizardry of a sophist of Protagoras' caliber. We must enter that house as warily as Hippocrates. Socrates meets Protagoras and proceeds immediately to ascertain what he
Economic Justice · Epistemology · Political science · SOCRATES · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |