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Ep. 233: Plato's "Protagoras" on Virtue (Part Two)

Ep. 233: Plato's "Protagoras" on Virtue (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · Mark Linsenmayer

January 13, 20201h 0m

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Show Notes

Continuing on the dialogue, where Socrates argues that Protagoras doesn't actually know what virtue is, because he thinks that the various virtues (especially courage) are distinct, a claim that Socrates refutes in several (logically suspect) ways.

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