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An analysis of this dialogue discusses a woman named Phaedra who attempts to maximize her bagel eating. The technē-tuchē (“TEK-nee TY-kee”) antithesis is introduced in that analysis of this dialogue, which comprises the first Plato chapter in Martha Nussbaum’s The Fragility of Goodness. (-5[1])A character in this dialogue (-5[1])affirms that qualities like justice and temperance are not like parts of a lump of gold, but rather like features of a face. In this (10[1])dialogue, Socrates argues that while it is (-5[1])possible to have boldness or confidence without wisdom, one cannot have courage without wisdom. (-5[1])This dialogue, which is set in the house of Callias, (10[1])includes an analysis of poetry by Simonides to help settle the question of (-5[1])whether (-5[1])virtue is teachable. (-5[2])For 10 points, (-5[2])name this Platonic dialogue titled for a Sophist (-5[3])who claimed that (10[1]-5[1])“man is the (10[1])measure of all (10[2])things.” ■END■ (10[8]0[13])

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