Plato's Protagoras -- Brief Introduction

Also, Joseph Cropsey, Plato's World:

[zweihander]

I can't help but think this was recorded before a green-screen with how the background was waving about

[g.s.]

Like the other Plato videos on this channel, this one was also excellent. It gave a clear overview of the three parts of the Protagoras drama, and then filled in the details with the principle ideas covered. This was a great help in my reading Plato; thanks!

[mikejob]

I can understand the frustration. I had also posted (on other past accounts) philosophy and got so few reviews I asked myself that is the point to this. You do it for the sake of philosophy not praise. Thinking and debating is as important to an intellectual as air.

This I think is an important point today as in the days of Plato.

[stevenmiller]

I'm interested in the guy whos talkings' name? Professor? Doctor?

[HumberLawProf]

Do you recommend the Robert Bartlett "Protagoras and Meno" translations and essay?

[kershengovender]

Why is your house moving in the background?

[mikejob]

Even though it seems that in Plato's time there was a greater passion towards philosophy by the general public than today just like it seems there was a great interest and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays in his lifetime than today. There are more people today than then way to many people in relation to quality of people and creativity.

[juanmanuellopezlopez]

Excelent .. thank you for your wise explanation!

[thebeautyoftrying]

Thank you so much for this introduction. I am going to have my oral exam in this field of philosophy and found it extraordinarily helpful to listen to you.
Little tip on the side: Maybe click less through your script and look more often (only) into the camera. I got a little dizzy while listening. However, thank you for your intelligence and the charme you are doing this with!

[mikejob]

Thanks for your two posts. I hope you have not given up.

A life without inquiry is a life not worth living, sounds familiar?

In order to survive I gave up on intellectualism and I must say that is tandem to death.

When I read Plato I feel now as I did in my teens as if he wrote custom made for me.

Same applies to all great thinkers as if true wisdom is a universal, timeless and boundless need.

[johhnytreason]

Socrates' final argument is very long, maybe even the length of Protagoras' myth. And Protagoras even commends him at the end of the dialogue on his energy, which would go against your last point here Rob :)

[pyrofreak]

very nicely done I was only recently introduced to the Protagoras by Plato and I thoroughly enjoyed your intro

[naverno]

I don’t think the sophists promoted science and technology. They taught how to succeed in life through rhetoric and other means.

[mikejob]

They have access to information they may even study and get the degrees in order to make more money and move up the socio economical ladder but to the most part can't think like Plato did or even like any of Plato's close intellectual circle. Wisdom is a nice thing for them to have like a nice painting on a wall.
They are basically forced to learn not wanting to learn. It's forced upon them and is unpleasant or pleasurable a duty nothing more.

[lukemclaren]

Plato is unpractical and very theoretical, the real philosopher was Aristotle!