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Polus
Obviously that of painter.
Chaerephon
But as it is, we would like to know in what art he is skilled, and hence by what name we should rightly call him.
Polus
Chaerephon, there are many arts amongst mankind that have been discovered experimentally, as the result of experiences: for experience conducts the course of our life according to art, but inexperience according to chance. Of these several arts various men partake in various ways, and the best men of the best. Gorgias here is one of these, and he is a partner in the finest art of all.