Protagoras

Plato

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full title  ·  Protagoras

author  ·  Plato

philosophical movement  ·  Platonic dialogue

original language  ·  Greek

time and place written  ·  Protagoras was written in Greece during the fourth century B.C.E.

date of first publication  ·  Exact dates for the first publication of Protagoras are unknown, but it was most likely written before 375.

speaker  ·  There are a number of different speakers in Protagoras, the most important being Socrates and Protagoras.

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