Socrates then goes on by giving examples of others just like him like Georgia of Leontini, Prodicus of Ceos, and Hippias of Elis who are able to teach and persuade the young as they please, also charging them a fee. ...

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Since the standard beginning of philosophy on May 23, 585 B.C., the world has seen some very brilliant and gifted philosophers. In a certain sense, every aspect of our daily lives is influenced and affected by the findings of those early philosophers. Many of the so-called "logical" explanations w...

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Socrates indicates that it is "a fine thing to be able to teach people as Gorigias of Leontini does, and Prodicus of Ceos, and Hippias of Elis" and he never charges a fee for his teaching (Apology, 20a). ...

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