Plato's Protagoras: Poetry And Its Relative Effect On The Soul According To The Character By Whom It Is Espoused

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The following is one of two short essays leading up to my final for "Topics In Ancient Philosophy." This brief but entrancing essay discusses the power that poetry and its subsequent interpretation have over the quality of our souls. Socrates and Protagoras really have it out for each other in this one broh.

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