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Sophist - Wikipedia A sophist (Greek: σοφιστής, romanized: sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE Sophists specialized in one or more subject areas, such as philosophy , rhetoric , music , athletics and mathematics
Sophist | Ancient Greek Philosophy, Rhetoric Argumentation | Britannica Sophist, any of certain Greek lecturers, writers, and teachers in the 5th and 4th centuries bce, most of whom traveled about the Greek-speaking world giving instruction in a wide range of subjects in return for fees
Sophists - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The term sophist (sophistēs) derives from the Greek words for wisdom (sophia) and wise (sophos) Since Homer at least, these terms had a wide range of application, extending from practical know-how and prudence in public affairs to poetic ability and theoretical knowledge
Sophist - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com A sophist is someone who makes good points about an issue — until you realize those points aren't entirely true, like a political candidate who twists an opponent's words or gives misleading facts during a speech
Sophists - New World Encyclopedia Initially, a sophist was someone who gave sophia to his disciples, that is, wisdom made from knowledge It was a highly complimentary term, applied to early philosophers such as the Seven Wise Men of Greece
THE SOPHISTS - PhilosophyStudent. org The Sophists were not a single school but a professional grouping of largely itinerant teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and legal argumentation
Sophist - Rhetoric, Argumentation, Education | Britannica Ancient writers, influenced by Plato and Aristotle, seem to have excluded the Sophists, apart from Protagoras, from their schematized accounts of early Greek thinkers Modern writers have frequently maintained that, whatever else they were, the Sophists were in no sense philosophers