Ideas from 'Protagoras' by Plato [391 BCE], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Complete Works' by Plato (ed/tr Cooper,John M.) [Hackett 1997,0-87220-349-2]].

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 4. Contraries

192	Only one thing can be contrary to something

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / c. Self-predication

190	If asked whether justice itself is just or unjust, you would have to say that it is just

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

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The only real evil is loss of knowledge

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The most important things in life are wisdom and knowledge

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 7. Seeing Resemblance

191	Everything resembles everything else up to a point

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

203	Courage is knowing what should or shouldn't be feared

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil

202	No one willingly and knowingly embraces evil

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / h. Good as benefit

193	Some things are good even though they are not beneficial to men

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure

197	Some pleasures are not good, and some pains are not evil

200	People tend only to disapprove of pleasure if it leads to pain, or prevents future pleasure

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

204	Socrates is contradicting himself in claiming virtue can't be taught, but that it is knowledge

188	Socrates: I do not believe virtue can be taught

189	If we punish wrong-doers, it shows that we believe virtue can be taught