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Eastern Townships Gazette,
Granby, Canada East, Thursday, December 24, 1863, p. 1.
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δημοσίευμα 2: (1908)
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Α
young man named Euathlus [Εύαθλος]
desired to learn eloquence and art of pleading, and he bargained with
Protagoras [Πρωταγόρας], the
ancient Greek sophist, for instructions, agreeing to pay one-half of the fee
down and the other half on the first day he gained a case.
It took the young man so long to learn that
his tutor came to the conclusion that he was delaying his start in business to
avoid paying the other half of the fee, so Protagoras sued him for the money.
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When the case came up for trial Protagoras
said to the young man: “You act most absurdly, young man, because in either
case you must pay me. If the judges decide against you, you must pay, and if
they decide for you, you must, for you
will then have gained your case.”
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“You are wrong,” replied the young man. “I will win either way.
If the judges are for me, I will not have to pay, and if they are against me, I
will not have to pay, for this last was the very bargain between us – namely,
if I did not win my case.”
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The judges considered the case inexplicable,
and as they could not see their way to any decision they adjourned the case to
a day that never came for any of the principals. On Protagoras’ side it was a
case of losing when he won and on the young student’s side winning when he
lost.
Kendallville Standard,
Kendallville, Indiana, Thursday, May 21, 1908, p. 7.
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Για το «παράδοξο» της δίκης
μεταξύ Πρωταγόρα και Εύαθλου δες διάφορες αναρτήσεις στο διαδίκτυο.
Μεταξύ άλλων, δες
ενδεικτικά :
Tο δικαστικό
παράδοξο του Πρωταγόρα
Ο
νεαρός Εύαθλος ζήτησε από τον Πρωταγόρα να τον ...
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