Protagoras
gods exist form obscurity subject shortness life agnosticism
“Concerning the gods I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, or what form they might have, for there is much to prevent one's knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the shortness of man's life.”
― Protagoras (490-420BC)
man measure things are not
“Man is the measure of all things of things that are, that they are, of things are not, that they are not”
― Protagoras (490-420BC)
man measure things reality unreality
"Man is the measure of all things, of the reality of those which are, and of the unreality of those which are not."
― Protagoras (490-420BC)
prevent knowledge obscurity subject shortness human life
"Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life"
― Protagoras (490-420BC)
two sides question
"There are two sides to every question."
― Protagoras (490-420BC)
intelligbe principles matter phenomenon sum seeming person
"There are intelligible principles inherent in the matter of every phenomenon; because matter is essentially the sum of all the seemings that it has for any and all persons."
― Protagoras (490-420BC)