Dialogue 24 (1):33- (1985)
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The standard interpretation of "Theaetetus" 152-160 has Plato attribute to Protagoras a relativistic theory of truth and existence. It is argued here that in fact the individuals of Protagorean worlds are inter-Personal. (thus the Protagorean theory has public objects, but private truth). Also, a new interpretation is offered of Plato's use of heraclitean flux to model relativism. The philosophical and semantic consequences of the interpretation are explored.
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| Keywords | Plato Protagorean relativism Protagoras' theory of perception |
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| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217300045984 |
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