Protagoras of Abdera (485-415 BCE) (dec 17, 485 BC – dec 17, 425 BC)
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ProtagorasPresocratic philosopher; one of the sophists. Protagoras is best known for the relativistic assertion that human beings are "the measure of all things."
Recommended Reading: G. S. Kirk and J. E. Raven, The Presocratic Philosophers: A Critical History With a Selection of Texts (Cambridge, 1988) and Jonathan Barnes, The Presocratic Philosophers (Routledge, 1982).
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dec 17, 485 BC
dec 17, 425 BC
~ 60 years