June 17, 2024Pro-FilOpen Access

Problem of Teaching Virtue Between the Protagoras and the Phaedrus

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The argument identifies virtue as the art of measurement, aligning pleasure with goodness.
Socrates argues that virtue can be taught, promoting its learnability and importance.
Analysis reveals that Protagoras outlines the initial steps of understanding virtue, while Phaedrus elaborates on it further through search and inquiry of the good's nature and attainment.

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Philosophical analysis unifies two works of Socrates in defining and teaching virtue's essence.

Jozef Majerník (2024) studied this question.

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