| William Smith - 1877 - 536 стор.
...Four Hundred. His impeachment was founded on his book on the gods, which began with the statement — "Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist" The impeachment was followed by his banishment, or, as others affirm, only by the burning of his book.... | |
| George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1883 - 942 стор.
...None of his works are extant. For saying, in his treatise " On the Gods," " Respecting the ¿rods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist," Protagoras was banished from Athens, and his books were burned. PKOT.US, Paul Alexandre. See supplement.... | |
| Popular encyclopedia - 1884 - 512 стор.
...was accused of atheism, for beginning one of his works (Peri Theön — Concerning the Gods) with the words, 'Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist.' For this he is said by some to have been banished; others only mention that tho work in which the statement... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Annandale - 1901 - 530 стор.
...WM accused of atheism, for beginning one of his works (Peri TheSn — Concerning the Gods) with the words, * Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist.' He seems to have died soon after, perhaps in the same year. He was the author of a large number of... | |
| Frederick Converse Beach, Forrest Morgan, George Edwin Rines, E. T. Roe, Nathan Haskell Dole, Thomas Campbell Copeland - 1904 - 782 стор.
...he was brought before the Areopagus for beginning one of his works ('Concerning the Gods') with the words, "Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist," was banished for atheism, and perished at sea. He was the author of a large number of works, all of... | |
| William Smith - 1910 - 666 стор.
...Four Hundred. His impeachment was founded on his book on the gods, which began with the statement : " Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist." The impeachment was followed by his banishment, or, as others affirm, only by the burning of his book.... | |
| Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 812 стор.
...he was brought before the Areopagus for beginning one of his works ('Concerning the Gods') with the words, "Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist," was banished for atheism, and perished at sea. He was the author of a large numbei of works, all of... | |
| Charles Morris - 1921 - 528 стор.
...of athcism, for beginning one of his works (Por i Theûn — Concerning the Gods) with the word«, ' Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist.' He seems to have died soon after, perhaps in the same year. He was the author of a large number of... | |
| Thomas Edward Finegan - 1922 - 666 стор.
...beginning one of his works {Peri Pl»n of Prostyle Temple. Theön — Concerning the Gods) with the words, ' Respecting the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist.' He seems to have died soon after, perhaps in the same year. He was the author of a large number of... | |
| Nahum Norbert Glatzer - 1969 - 868 стор.
...century BC 29. Fifth century BC; known as "the atheist." 30. Fifth century BC; he wrote: "Regarding the gods, I am unable to know whether they exist or do not exist." 31. Visited Athens in the time of Solon. VII 1. The first destruction of Jerusalem (by Babylon) took... | |
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