Editing Prodicus (section)

{{Short description|Greek philosopher (c. 465 – c. 395 BC)}}
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[[File:CarracciHercules.jpg|thumb|''The Choice of Hercules'', by [[Annibale Carracci]], depicting the fable recounted by Prodicus]]
'''Prodicus of Ceos''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|r|oʊ|d|ɪ|k|ə|s}}; {{langx|grc|Πρόδικος ὁ Κεῖος}}, ''Pródikos ho Keios''; c. 465 BC – c. 395 BC) was a [[Greek philosophy|Greek philosopher]], and part of the first generation of [[Sophist]]s. He came to [[Athens]] as ambassador from [[Ceos]], and became known as a speaker and a teacher. [[Plato]] treats him with greater respect than the other sophists, and in several of the Platonic dialogues [[Socrates]] appears as the friend of Prodicus. One writer claims Socrates used his method of instruction.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Beginner's History of Philosophy|volume=1|author=Herbert Ernest Cushman|author-link=Herbert Ernest Cushman|year=1918|page=68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VHIqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68}}</ref> Prodicus made [[linguistics]] and [[ethics]] prominent in his curriculum. The content of one of his speeches is still known, and concerns a fable in which [[Heracles]] has to [[Hercules at the crossroads|make a choice between Virtue and Vice]]. He also interpreted religion through the framework of [[Naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]].