51. περὶ τῆς ἐπιστήμης ὥσπερ περί: see the reference in
the last note. Aristotle alludes to this passage in Eth. Nic. VII. 2.
1145b. 23 δεινὸν γὰρ ἐπιστήμης ἐνούσης, ὡς ᾤετο Σωκράτης, ἄλλο
τι κρατεῖν καὶ περιέλκειν αὐτὴν ὥσπερ ἀνδράποδον.
54. ἐάνπερ γιγνώσκῃ—μὴ ἂν κρατηθῆναι: a frequent
theme in Plato, e.g. Meno, 77B ff., Gorg. 466D ff., two passages
which contain much in common with the discussion in this and
the next chapter.
56. ἢ ἃ ἂν ἡ: the reading of Stephanus; B has ἢ ἃ ἡ, T ἢ ἂν ἡ.
59. αἰσχρὸν—μὴ οὐχί. Goodwin, M.T. p. 327, § 817. As a
σοφιστής himself Protagoras must exalt σοφία.
Plato. Protagoras. J. Adam & A. M. Adam. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1893.
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