Sophist - Wikipedia A sophist (Greek: σοφιστής, romanized: sophistēs) was a professional travelling teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BC Sophists specialized in one or more subject areas, such as philosophy, rhetoric, music, athletics, mathematics, and arete: "virtue" or "excellence"
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 The term sophist (Greek sophistes) had earlier applications
The Sophists - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The sophists made important contributions to many areas of early Greek philosophy, including ethics, political and social philosophy, anthropology, logic and dialectic, mathematics, the study of language and grammar, literary criticism, rhetoric, the study of the gods and the origins of religion
Sophists | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Due in large part to the influence of Plato and Aristotle, the term sophistry has come to signify the deliberate use of fallacious reasoning, intellectual charlatanism and moral unscrupulousness
Sophists - New World Encyclopedia Sophists traveled and witnessed diverse views of god and customs, and developed relativistic or antagonistic views for religious faith, morality, and values They presented a skeptical or critical or antagonistic view to the existence of an absolute, permanent, and objective standard of truth
The Sophists - Encyclopedia. com Yet the way for Socrates was prepared by a group of thinkers and teachers called Sophists The Greek word sophistes, from which the word "sophist" is derived, means a "master of one's craft," and it has a secondary meaning of "one who is expert in practical wisdom "
Sophists Definition and Observations - ThoughtCo Professional teachers of rhetoric (as well as other subjects) in ancient Greece are known as Sophists Major figures included Gorgias, Hippias, Protagoras, and Antiphon