Philosophy

Introduction

An issue is given to discuss in the paper and evaluate a result based on the judgements of an individual. This story is regarding some historic case about a teacher and his student. A contract is made between a teacher and his student. Here, the main aim of the student is to trick the teacher. He is of the belief that he will fool his teacher by focusing on contracts, and the laws and he would never practice law so he will not have to pay his teacher. The student thought that he will trick his teacher and his predictions and will never fight any case in the court. The student beliefs that in this manner, he will be able to false the boast and moreover he will not have to pay any amount as per the obligation to the teacher. However, when the teacher understands the student's trick he takes sues his students. Since the student tried to trick the teacher, the teacher now takes him to the court. The main focus here is that the teacher argues in the court that he must be paid for the lessons the student was being taught. Since the student had no lawyer to represent him in the case therefore, he becomes his own lawyer and represents him in the case. Now the situation is that the teacher will get paid only if he proves in the court that his student tricked him (Jordan, 1987, pp: 100).Discussion

It had been more than two thousand years back, when Protagoras, a lawyer and philosopher who taught law to a number of students was cheated. This case has become one of the utmost enduring, as well as a very painful philosophic debate. All across the western civilization, the case of Protagoras and his student have been discussed and debated. During the entire tenure, the main focus of Protagoras was on the statement that human beings are the measure of everything, and it is therefore, Protagoras insisted, as well as argued that everything a man does is relative.

Protagoras was of the belief that since there is no such thing in nature which is fixed, as well as certain, therefore, human beings ought to craft up their very meanings, as well as truths. However, for the other hand, people were of a different belief, and claimed things the other way round. For instance, the famous Plato was of belief and argued, that there a number of things which are not only fixed, but are certain. The truth itself aims at an objective reasoning and purpose that does not fluctuate or alter ever now and then. As per the philosophies of Plato, human are no one who possess the ability to craft up meanings, purposes, as well as truths for themselves as well as their surroundings. However, human are the ones who discover the truths, which exist freely from the control of the human beings (Hughes, 2008, pp: 328).

There have been arguments prevailing on the case for many centuries. The main argument was by Plato's which prevailed a long time. However, on the other hand, there were a ...