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Protagoras, an Ancient Greek sophist, was a self-proclaimed teacher of virtue. In ancient Greek times the term ‘sophist’ described men who claimed the ability to teach the art of politics, and the art of being a good citizen. In his conversation with Socrates, Protagoras claimed to have an ability to teach sound deliberation - to better manage one’s household and public affairs. According to Socrates, Protagoras was a teacher of the art of citizenship.
The art of citizenship involved sound deliberation, along with a good sense of justice and moral wisdom. In the context of their discourse, the term ‘virtue’ was also used to describe knowledge of a specialty. However, it was used most often to refer to one’s sense of justice and moral wisdom. Therefore, teaching virtue was to be considered the same as teaching the art of citizenship.
According to Socrates, virtue is not teachable. It is important to note Socrates is referring to the inability of a man to teach the......

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