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Does democracy necessarily rest on relativism?
The origins of the debate: Protagoras and Plato

 

by

Giovanni Giorgini

 

 

You will forgive me if I start, anachronistically, with a quote which belongs to a much later time than the authors I shall be dealing with. As I hope to show, it is not out of place because it identifies perfectly the problem and enables me to scatter light on the path I intend to follow. In the Gospel of John, in his confrontation with the Pharisees, Jesus says: “And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” (John, 8:32)…

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Plato (427-347 BC)