Reading the peritropê: Theaetetus 170c-171c

Chappell, T. D. J. (2006). Reading the peritropê: Theaetetus 170c-171c. Phronesis, 51(2) pp. 109–139.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/156852806777006787

URL: http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/philos/protagoras.doc

Abstract

I compare the two main readings of the argument against Protagorean relativism that 'Socrates' presents at Theaetetus 170-171, argue against both of them, and present a third alternative reading.

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• 0031-8868
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• Plato; Theaetetus; Protagoras; truth; relativism; self-refutation
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• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Philosophy
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• Andrew Conway