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Protagoras
Protagoras of Abdera (5th c. BC), the leading sophist, who held one could argue either side of any question with equal force; Seneca makes him a type of truth-dissolving subtlety.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §88.43 Protagoras
Leading 5th-c. sophist; held that any question can be argued equally on both sides --- to Seneca, subtlety turned against truth.