CLA260H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Prodicus
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In plato"s dialogue protagoras socrates is the central character. Most of the work describes how socrates met the famous protagoras of abdera, and the discussions that follow. At the very start there is a short scene where socrates is met by an unnamed friend; the rest of the work is. Socrates" account of how he has spent the earlier part of the day. Socrates tells his friend that he was woken up before dawn by. Hippocrates, who was very excited to tell him that protagoras had arrived in town. Hippocrates was eager to meet protagoras and become his pupil, and wanted socrates" help. Socrates then pointed out that it was far too early, and suggested that they wait a little while; socrates and. See now the excerpt on the accompanying sheet (the translation is taken from christopher taylor"s edition, in the clarendon plato series), which recounts that conversation between socrates and hippocrates.
