Philosophy 3003F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sophia (Wisdom), Episteme, Akrasia
20 Feb 2019
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327b-c: protagoras is trying to defend his thesis that virtue is teachable, sometimes parents, however virtuous, cannot stamp this onto their children, there"s no guarantee, 327c-d. Ironic that protagoras is claiming to be what socrates is considered to be. Up to 328d = part 1: question of whether virtue is teachable. 329c to end = part 2: focus on the question what is the nature of virtue anyways. Virtue = justice, piety, temperance, courage, etc. Which things can you lose and still have the thing: are the parts of virtue similar in function? (i. e. , are the functions of temperance and wisdom similar?) 330b: these sub-virtues are functions of a larger virtue, 330c-331e: justice and piety are really the same. 332-333b: temperance and wisdom are really the same. What you think to be right is actually wrong. Or the parts of your soul are not in line with the rational part of your soul.
