craft to guide all the others (see Sections I and J).

1. Notice the substitution of ‘happiness’ for the ‘success’ of the original proposition (278e); see p. 329 n. 5.

2. The same Greek word (sophia) means both ‘wisdom’ and ‘skill’, so it is not surprising that both Socrates and Cleinias think that it is teachable. Perhaps Socrates says that a long inquiry would be needed because he has been assuming that wisdom is virtue, a topic which calls for the lengthy dialogue Protagoras.