Dialogue

  1 Intro|          is put into the mouth of Socrates, who describes a conversation
  2 Intro|          part of Hippocrates that Socrates would introduce him to the
  3 Intro|      risen—so fervid is his zeal. Socrates moderates his excitement
  4 Intro|         the house of Callias; and Socrates, after explaining the purpose
  5 Intro|          what will he be better?’—Socrates desires to have a more precise
  6 Intro|          of human life.’~This, as Socrates admits, is a noble profession;
  7 Intro|         citizens? To the doubt of Socrates the best answer is the fact,
  8 Intro|         savages. (5) The error of Socrates lies in supposing that there
  9 Intro|         we ought to be satisfied.~Socrates is highly delighted with
 10 Intro|          up and cross-examined by Socrates:—~‘Is justice just, and
 11 Intro|           way from the cunning of Socrates, who inveigles him into
 12 Intro|    compelled by the dialectics of Socrates to admit that the temperate
 13 Intro|        declaration on the part of Socrates that he cannot follow a
 14 Intro|       cases are not parallel. For Socrates admits his inability to
 15 Intro|         to be the umpire? rejoins Socrates; he would rather suggest
 16 Intro|         is this to be reconciled? Socrates, who is familiar with the
 17 Intro|         when Protagoras reclaims, Socrates slily withdraws Prodicus
 18 Intro|        but ‘hard to become good.’ Socrates proceeds to argue in a highly
 19 Intro|        some disdainful remarks of Socrates on the practice of introducing
 20 Intro|         Protagoras by Callias and Socrates, and then the old question
 21 Intro|      courage, is unlike the rest. Socrates proceeds to undermine the
 22 Intro|           is admitted. Then, says Socrates, courage is knowledge—an
 23 Intro|     confident in a fluent speech.~Socrates renews the attack from another
 24 Intro|           dialogue,’ conducted by Socrates and Protagoras on the one
 25 Intro|      soundness of the conclusion.~Socrates then applies this new conclusion
 26 Intro|  extracted with great difficulty.~Socrates concludes by professing
 27 Intro|           began by asserting, and Socrates by denying, the teachableness
 28 Intro|          this offer, but commends Socrates’ earnestness and his style
 29 Intro|          wrong, and his adversary Socrates in the right; or that in
 30 Intro|   subtlety of the work, which, as Socrates says of the poem of Simonides,
 31 Intro|   introducing Hippocrates to him, Socrates thinks proper to warn the
 32 Intro|          adopts the suggestion of Socrates that he shall learn of Protagoras
 33 Intro|  sophistical cross-examination of Socrates. Although once or twice
 34 Intro|         is that he is inferior to Socrates in dialectics. The opposition
 35 Intro|        opposition between him and Socrates is not the opposition of
 36 Intro|    argument; also of the irony of Socrates and the self-assertion of
 37 Intro|          side of Protagoras as of Socrates; but the truth of Protagoras
 38 Intro|           morality, while that of Socrates is paradoxical or transcendental,
 39 Intro|        average public opinion and Socrates seeking for increased clearness
 40 Intro|       virtue can be taught (which Socrates himself, at the end of the
 41 Intro|        part of the Dialogue, when Socrates is arguing that ‘pleasure
 42 Intro|          any reason to doubt that Socrates is equally an historical
 43 Intro|           superiority.~The aim of Socrates, and of the Dialogue, is
 44 Intro|         arguments.~The victory of Socrates over Protagoras is in every
 45 Intro|         after two or three blows. Socrates partially gains his object
 46 Intro|     commencement of the Dialogue, Socrates sets up the proverbial philosophers
 47 Intro|          reconcilement offered by Socrates is a caricature of the methods
 48 Intro|          interpretations given by Socrates. (2) The ludicrous opening
 49 Intro|    express the rival doctrines of Socrates and Protagoras, and is a
 50 Intro|      depreciating spirit in which Socrates speaks of the introduction
 51 Intro|       interpretation of Simonides Socrates is ‘fooling,’ how far he
 52 Intro|           gradual substitution of Socrates in the second part for Protagoras
 53 Intro|          lending effectual aid to Socrates; there is Critias assuming
 54 Intro|           it may be observed that Socrates shows him as much respect
 55 Intro|      argument, therefore, and not Socrates or Protagoras, has won the
 56 Intro|           has won the day.~But is Socrates serious in maintaining (
 57 Intro|         sort as the profession of Socrates that he knew nothing. Plato
 58 Intro|       Here, as Aristotle remarks, Socrates and Plato outstep the truth—
 59 Intro|          following the historical Socrates as he is depicted to us
 60 Intro|      Xenophon’s Memorabilia. Like Socrates, he finds on the surface
 61 Intro|       doctrine of ideas; the real Socrates is already passing into
 62 Intro|        inseparable. The thesis of Socrates is not merely a hasty assumption,
 63  Prot|          PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Socrates, who is the narrator of
 64  Prot|           Where do you come from, Socrates? And yet I need hardly ask
 65  Prot|          was still very charming.~SOCRATES: What of his beard? Are
 66  Prot|           was he gracious to you?~SOCRATES: Yes, I thought that he
 67  Prot|           in this city of Athens.~SOCRATES: Yes, much fairer.~COMPANION:
 68  Prot|           citizen or a foreigner?~SOCRATES: A foreigner.~COMPANION:
 69  Prot|       COMPANION: Of what country?~SOCRATES: Of Abdera.~COMPANION: And
 70  Prot|         than the son of Cleinias?~SOCRATES: And is not the wiser always
 71  Prot|          But have you really met, Socrates, with some wise one?~SOCRATES:
 72  Prot|     Socrates, with some wise one?~SOCRATES: Say rather, with the wisest
 73  Prot|          Is Protagoras in Athens?~SOCRATES: Yes; he has been here two
 74  Prot|       from an interview with him?~SOCRATES: Yes; and I have heard and
 75  Prot|         give up his place to you.~SOCRATES: To be sure; and I shall
 76  Prot|         you, too, for telling us.~SOCRATES: That is thank you twice
 77  Prot|        rushing in and bawled out: Socrates, are you awake or asleep?~
 78  Prot|     laughing: Yes, indeed he has, Socrates, of the wisdom which he
 79  Prot|           and all men praise him, Socrates; he is reputed to be the
 80  Prot|       were to say to us: Tell me, Socrates, and you Hippocrates, what
 81  Prot|          They call him a Sophist, Socrates, he replied.~Then we are
 82  Prot|   character of a Sophist?~Indeed, Socrates, to confess the truth, I
 83  Prot|         How should we answer him, Socrates? What other answer could
 84  Prot|      replied: No other inference, Socrates, can be drawn from your
 85  Prot|          be his nature.~And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul?~
 86  Prot|           the company.~Thank you, Socrates, for your consideration
 87  Prot|        the company are assembled, Socrates, tell me about the young
 88  Prot|          men good citizens?~That, Socrates, is exactly the profession
 89  Prot|          be so good?~That I will, Socrates, and gladly. But what would
 90  Prot|           And this is the reason, Socrates, why the Athenians and mankind
 91  Prot|          I have explained to you, Socrates, the reason of this phenomenon.~
 92  Prot|      acquired. If you will think, Socrates, of the nature of punishment,
 93  Prot|    acquired and taught. Thus far, Socrates, I have shown you clearly
 94  Prot| distinguish themselves? And here, Socrates, I will leave the apologue
 95  Prot|           How improbable is this, Socrates!~Education and admonition
 96  Prot|          private and public, why, Socrates, do you still wonder and
 97  Prot|    flute-playing, do you imagine, Socrates, that the sons of good flute-players
 98  Prot|           part of the world. You, Socrates, are discontented, and why?
 99  Prot|      certainly have a difficulty, Socrates, in finding a teacher of
100  Prot|       value.~Such is my Apologue, Socrates, and such is the argument
101  Prot|           There is no difficulty, Socrates, in answering that the qualities
102  Prot|           say that they differed, Socrates, in the first way; they
103  Prot|          simile would imply.~Yes, Socrates, you are right in supposing
104  Prot|            O Protagoras, and you, Socrates, what about this thing which
105  Prot|        the truth of what he said, Socrates.~Well then, Protagoras,
106  Prot|            I cannot simply agree, Socrates, to the proposition that
107  Prot|   injustice?~I should be ashamed, Socrates, he said, to acknowledge
108  Prot|          more compendious method.~Socrates, he replied, many a battle
109  Prot|       said: We cannot let you go, Socrates, for if you leave us there
110  Prot|      humble opinion.~But you see, Socrates, said Callias, that Protagoras
111  Prot|          the case. For our friend Socrates admits that he cannot make
112  Prot|    confess that he is inferior to Socrates in argumentative skill,
113  Prot|         skill, that is enough for Socrates; but if he claims a superiority
114  Prot|       question at issue (not that Socrates is likely to forget—I will
115  Prot|         he has a bad memory). And Socrates appears to me to be more
116  Prot|        not be partisans either of Socrates or of Protagoras; let us
117  Prot|           beg you, Protagoras and Socrates, to grant our request, which
118  Prot|         you, Protagoras, and you, Socrates, to agree upon a compromise.
119  Prot|      peacemakers. And do not you, Socrates, aim at this precise and
120  Prot|        follows:—~I am of opinion, Socrates, he said, that skill in
121  Prot| Protagoras said: Your correction, Socrates, involves a greater error
122  Prot|            Hippias said: I think, Socrates, that you have given a very
123  Prot|    compact which was made between Socrates and Protagoras, to the effect
124  Prot|     Protagoras is willing to ask, Socrates should answer; or that if
125  Prot|          rather answer, then that Socrates should ask.~I said: I wish
126  Prot|           his intention; and then Socrates will be able to discourse
127  Prot|       make trial of me.~I answer, Socrates, he said, that all these
128  Prot|      wisdom will be courage.~Nay, Socrates, he replied, you are mistaken
129  Prot|           are bad.~I do not know, Socrates, he said, whether I can
130  Prot|         favourite mode of speech, Socrates, ‘Let us reflect about this,’
131  Prot|       help him?~I agree with you, Socrates, said Protagoras; and not
132  Prot|         just now mentioning.~Yes, Socrates, he replied; and that is
133  Prot|        they would probably reply: Socrates and Protagoras, if this
134  Prot|         you describe it?~But why, Socrates, should we trouble ourselves
135  Prot|        For if any one says: ‘Yes, Socrates, but immediate pleasure
136  Prot|        rejoined: O Protagoras and Socrates, what is the meaning of
137  Prot|           He said: You will find, Socrates, that some of the most impious,
138  Prot|       where there is danger?~Yes, Socrates, so men say.~Very true,
139  Prot|         the same things.~And yet, Socrates, said Protagoras, that to
140  Prot|       ambition to make me answer, Socrates, and therefore I will gratify
141  Prot|           saying: ‘Protagoras and Socrates, you are strange beings;
142  Prot|    strange beings; there are you, Socrates, who were saying that virtue
143  Prot|      enquiry.~Protagoras replied: Socrates, I am not of a base nature,