Vol. 37 No. 1 (2011): XXXVII - 2011, fascicolo 1
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Plato, <em>Protagoras</em> 319a10-b1

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  • D. Sansone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-11179

Published 2012-07-11

Keywords

  • Plato,
  • Protagoras,
  • text
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Abstract

At Plato, Protagoras 319a-b the text should read οὐκ <ἂν> ᾤμην. The particle has been displaced from later in the sentence, where it is universally acknowledged to be intrusive. Politeness theory is invoked to explain the counterfactual as a face-saving device.
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