man is the measure of all things
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Etymology
[edit]According to Plato, the phrase was coined by Greek philosopher Protagoras.
Phrase
[edit]man is the measure of all things
- (an expression of) the doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truth
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