Argues that Protagoras, a leading sophist of the fifth century B.C.E., not only arrived at a theory of truth close to present-day antifoundationalism but also took the next step toward developing workable, socially constituted truths and knowledge for everyday practice. Sketches out Protagoras's project to employ the power of literacy for social…

Argues that Plato's representations of women transmit from previous tradition positive views of feminine activities such as weaving, conceiving, midwifery, giving birth, and nurturing. Asks at what point the discovery of Plato's appropriation of the feminine and female itself becomes appropriate. (SR)

Critiques teleological narrative structures implicit in the work of some classical historians, adopting instead a multilayered historiographical method. Argues that a law instituted in 451/450 B.C.E. by Pericles opened up a possibility for resisting women's exclusion from the public sphere. Reads Gorgias' and Isocrates' speeches on Helen of Troy…

Argues that Isocrates does not deny the importance of "technai" or the "prima elementa" of instruction and in fact sees both as important parts of the educational process. Proposes that there existed a "techne" of Isocrates but this "techne" has a very different form than usually thought. Sets out the components of this "techne." (TB)