"man is the measure of all things" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: According to Plato, the phrase was coined by Greek philosopher Protagoras. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} man is the measure of all things
  1. (an expression of) the doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truth Translations (Translations): l'home és la mesura de totes les coses (Catalan), 人类是一切的测量具 (Chinese Mandarin), mennesket er alle tings mål (Danish), kõigi asjade mõõt on inimene (Estonian), ihminen on kaiken mitta (Finnish), l’homme est la mesure de toute chose (French), der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge (German), homo mensura (Latin), mannesket er målstokken for alle ting (Norwegian), człowiek jest miarą wszystkiego (Polish), челове́к есть ме́ра всех вещей существующих (čelovék jestʹ méra vsex veščej suščestvujuščix) (Russian), el hombre es la medida de todas las cosas (Spanish), människan är alltings mått (Swedish)
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