PLATO: The Protagoras and the "Myth of Prometheus"
Plato's Protagoras is one of the early dialogues in which his teacher Socrates actively participates. A work of greater length and complexity than the preceding ones, namely the Apology, the Crito, and the Euthyphro—all three writings dealing with the trial and condemnation of Socrates—the Protagoras closes this initial period of his production and is considered the first of the so-called "major dialogues." It is also one of Plato's most lively, theatrical, and brilliant, which has established him as a notable dramatic writer.
The "Myth of Prometheus" is narrated here by the sophist, in order to explain to Socrates his position on how human beings acquired their technical skills, on the one hand, and then political knowledge, essential for all citizens to achieve civilized coexistence. All of this, in turn, is part of the dialogue between Socrates and Protagoras regarding the question of whether "virtue" (areté) can be taught or not.
00:00 Introduction with Socrates' words narrating the arrival of Hippocrates
01:12 Basic description of the dialogue between Protagoras
04:04 Beginning of the dialogue between Hippocrates and Socrates
05:30 Explanation of the concept of "sophist"
06:30 Meeting of Socrates and Hippocrates with Protagoras
07:41 Socrates expresses his doubts about whether "virtue" can be taught and learned
08:30 Protagoras states that he will present his point of view by narrating a myth
08:51 The "myth of Prometheus" narrated by Protagoras
17:32 The "art of politics" in the moral sense (aidos) and justice (dike)
19:07 Protagoras insists on his position that virtue is reinforced by paideia in social life and by the activity of the sophist
8:33 PM Socrates leads Protagoras to accept his position of "moral intellectualism"
11:12 PM How can we explain the apparent "reversal" of the positions of Socrates and Protagoras?
12:50 PM Conclusion: Projections of this theme
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