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{{cquote|The sophists were itinerant professional teachers and intellectuals who frequented [[Athens]] and other [[Greece|Greek]] cities in the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.... | {{cquote|The sophists were itinerant professional teachers and intellectuals who frequented [[Athens]] and other [[Greece|Greek]] cities in the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.... | ||
| − | The historical and philological difficulties confronting an interpretation of the sophists are significant. Only a handful of sophistic texts have survived and most of what we know of the sophists is drawn from second-hand testimony, fragments and the generally hostile depiction of them in [[Plato]]’s dialogues... | + | The historical and philological difficulties confronting an interpretation of the sophists are significant. Only a handful of sophistic texts have survived and most of what we know of the sophists is drawn from second-hand testimony, fragments and the generally hostile depiction of them in [[Plato]]’s dialogues.... |
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.<ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/sophists/ The Sophists (Ancient Greek)]</ref>}} | 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.<ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/sophists/ The Sophists (Ancient Greek)]</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 05:15, July 31, 2014
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy declares concerning sophism:
| “ | The sophists were itinerant professional teachers and intellectuals who frequented Athens and other Greek cities in the second half of the fifth century B.C.E....
The historical and philological difficulties confronting an interpretation of the sophists are significant. Only a handful of sophistic texts have survived and most of what we know of the sophists is drawn from second-hand testimony, fragments and the generally hostile depiction of them in Plato’s dialogues.... 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.[1] |
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