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Johannes M. van Ophuijsen, Marlein van Raalte, and Peter Stork (eds.). Protagoras of Abdera: The Man, His Measure. Philosophia Antiqua, 134. Leiden: Brill, 2013. Pp. xi, 332. $162.00. ISBN 978-90-04-25120-5.
Most of our information about Protagoras is due either directly or indirectly to Plato, who features him in an eponymous dialogue and discusses his "man is the measure" doctrine at length in the Theaetetus. Although W. K. C. Guthrie (The Sophists [Cambridge, 1971], 266) said, "I shall prefer to make use of [Plato's evidence on Protagoras] . . . rather than assume, as we should have to do if Plato's testimony is rejected, that we know very little indeed about this stimulating and influential figure," those interested in what the historical Protagoras actually believed will be dissatisfied with Guthrie's optimistic preference. For even though he treats Protagoras with respect, Plato is not a neutral witness and his philosophical (as opposed to historical) interest, particularly in the...