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Plato exposes Protagoras's flawed belief in predicting the future.

Journal of the history of philosophy
Plato, Protagoras, and Predictions
Evan Keeling

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Plato's Theaetetus challenges Protagoras's idea that "man is the measure of all things." Plato presents a new argument, the 'Future Argument,' which questions the belief that all predictions about one's future qualities are true. This clashes with Protagoras's view of wisdom and expertise.