THE HUMANOCENTRISM OF PROTAGORAS, POSTMODERNISM AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF EXISTENTIAL ANARCHISM
THE HUMANOCENTRISM OF PROTAGORAS, POSTMODERNISM AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF EXISTENTIAL ANARCHISM

Summary/Abstract: Philosophical humanism was evident in the system of one of the most controversial traditions in the history of western philosophy; the sophisticated few- The Sophist. And one of the major currents of this tradition is humanism. This humanism is at the instance of Protagoras, the most foremost, one of the most respected and wealthiest of the sophists. For him, man is the measure of all things and this position informed the intention of this paper being an existential analysis of the humanism of Protagoras. While this paper after analysis was able to appreciate the expediency of the humanocentric disposition of Protagoras, it also keenly pointed out that when this mode of humanism is taking to its logical conclusion, human existence will not only be plagued with lots of challenges but also could be misunderstood and misdirected and it will berth humanity into a sort of existential anarchism.

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