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Monday, January 30, 2012

Special Group 6 (section 8) Elisha, Justin, Nate, & Ray

Protagoras:  


In our discussion our group chose to focus on Protagoras, one of the sophists. (sophists are teachers who use philosophy to teach virtue) In our readings we found that he says that we should believe what is useful to us.  According to Protagoras, this has to suggest a kind of skepticism as his ideas kind of proposed that existence could be based on human influence instead of any deity. He also says people aren't oblivious to what is in the world. For example we know what is real and do not question what is real. We discussed Socrates "man in the cave theory" (people believe what they are told & don't go and search for answers for themselves) and then we went on to talk about how Protagoras' "man is the measure of all things" is opposite to the "man in the cave theory".  "Man is the measure of all things" says we know what everything and don't rely on other to tell us what is real because we just know.

FQ: Who said, "Man is the measure of all things."? 


IQ: What do you think "Man is the measure of all things." mean?

5 comments:

  1. FA: Protagoras.

    IA: I believe it to mean that everything is what it is because of the influence of man.

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  2. Come on you guys! :D

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  3. First, I would like to congratulate Elisha with being a good Rep!

    FA: Protagoras

    IA: "Man is the measure of all things."
    In my words this means just what Elisha published above. We as people listen and believe what we hear. We do not necessarily go home to do research on it. Therefore, "Man is the measure of all things." Man balances what we listen to and even how another man was affected for his decision making.

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  4. FA :Protagoras

    IA: That the general public believes in what they see and no more. Trying to find deeper understanding is not in the norm for most.

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  5. FA: Protagoras

    IA: I believe that the saying means things are real when we define them as real. Therefore, Man is the measure of all things because men, (or women), decide what is real and what isn't.

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