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The argument now takes a more serious turn, as Socrates attempts to provide a knock-down argument against Protagoras by means of a "different method of investigation. ... Instead, he moves on to consider further arguments of a different sort. ... Understanding why Socrates is unwilling to rely on them might shed light on the "recoil" argument which follows, and why Socrates felt the need to use an abstract argument of that sort which attempts to defeat a doctrine "from within. ... Platos "Protagoras" foreshadows Rorty in rejecting certain intuitions about knowledge; he is presented as not caring whether he ends up with a recognizable notion in an ordinary sense. ...
Plato has thus taken us on a quick tour of the limits of ordinary language analysis: it is useless against a proposed new perspective that demands, on the basis of some proposed advantage, a change in fundamental understanding and language used. There must be a different way to attack such proposals, a way that does not merely rely on the generally accepted, the plausible, or the common use of language.
Approximate Word count = 750
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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