Which of the following is alleged to have been the first to charge for lectures, is considered by some to be the first of the Greek Sophists, and is famous for the maxim, "man is the measure of all things; of things that are not, that they are not; of things that are, that they are."?

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Protagoras is alleged to have been the first to charge for lectures, is considered by some to be the first of the Greek Sophists, and is famous for the maxim, "man is the measure of all things; of things that are not, that they are not; of things that are, that they are." Gorgias and Isocrates were also Sophists, but they did not create this famous maxim. Empedocles was a pre-Socratic philosopher, and not a Sophist.

Which of the Following Is Alleged to Have Been the First