protagoras
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“人是万物的尺度”-普罗塔哥拉哲学/古代哲学 2025. 3. 9. 16:49
想象一下:时间回到公元前五世纪的古希腊,一个叫普罗塔哥拉的人正用一些非常大胆的想法掀起波澜.他来自一个叫阿布德拉的地方,这里也是另一位著名思想家德谟克利特的故乡(那个指出“原子”概念的家伙).不过,普罗塔哥拉不关心原子,他关注的是语言、辩论,以及我们如何理解“真理”.普罗塔哥拉经常被称为第一个真正的诡辩家.诡辩家基本上是职业思想家和教师,他们四处游历,教授人们-尤其是富家子弟-如何争论并在辩论中获胜.但关键是:他不相信绝对真理.他最著名的一句话是:“人是万物的尺度.”听起来很深奥,对吧?他的意思是“真理是相对的”.对一个人来说是真的,对另一个人可能就不是真的.世界上没有客观的“真实”,只有不同的视角.例如,如果你觉得风是冷的,而我觉得是暖的,那么就没有绝对的“冷”或“暖”-只有我们的个人体验.这个观点在当时可谓震撼,但也极具争议.像柏拉图这样的哲学家非常讨厌它.苏格拉底和柏拉图都在寻找..
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Man is the measure of all things."-Protagorasphilosophy/the ancient world 2022. 5. 27. 16:30
So, picture this: It's ancient Greece, around the 5th century BCE, and this guy Protagoras is making waves with some pretty bold ideas. He was from a place called Abdera, which was also home to another famous thinker, Democritus(the dude who came up with the idea of atoms). But Protagoras wasn't about atoms-he was all about words, arguments, and how we understand truth.Now, Protagoras is often c..