Sophists & Philosophy
He said, “Man is the measure of all things.”
Who is Protagoras?
This myth involves Prometheus and Epimetheus.
What is the creation myth of Epimetheus and Prometheus?
Famous for a theorem, mystical teachings, revered like a religious figure.
Who is Pythagoras?
The belief that souls move from one body to another.
What is the transmigration of souls (or reincarnation)?
Teachers of rhetoric and virtue, often accused of corrupting youth.
Who are the Sophists?
This brother gave humans fire and knowledge.
Who is Prometheus?
Compared to Jesus for emphasizing moral conduct and communal living.
Who is Pythagoras
Universe moves in recurring patterns like day/night, seasons, and cosmic cycles.
What are cycles?
The myth connects to Protagoras’ quote by emphasizing this human ability.
What is human judgment or humans deciding what is good and bad?
Sacred triangle of ten points revered by Pythagoreans.
What is the Tetractys?
Emphasized cycles to show the universe is governed by this principle.
What is harmony or order?
Protagoras’ most famous quote challenges absolute truth.
What is “Man is the measure of all things”?
Number revered as divine for representing harmony and cosmic order.
What is 10?
Numbers govern not just math, but this.
What is reality, nature, or the cosmos, music
Socrates and Plato opposed them mainly because they valued persuasion over ______.
What is truth or objective knowledge?
Performance art embodying the mathematical order of the universe.
What is music?
Universe is fundamentally this, combining math, music, and cycles.
What is harmonious and ordered?