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[353a] what on earth is it, and what do you call it? Tell us that.

Why, Socrates, must we consider the opinion of the mass of mankind,


Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 3 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1967.

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  • Commentary references to this page (8):
    • R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 181A
    • James A. Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras, 325e
    • James A. Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras, 330c
    • James A. Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras, 333c
    • James A. Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras, 352e
    • James A. Towle, Commentary on Plato: Protagoras, 357c
    • J. Adam, A. M. Adam, Commentary on Plato, Protagoras, CHAPTER XVIII
    • J. Adam, A. M. Adam, Commentary on Plato, Protagoras, CHAPTER XXXVII
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