The Sophists were professional teachers in ancient Greece.They believed students should use their time to improve themselves.
The Sophists made political speeches.
The Sophists believed in the importance of rhetoric and persuasive speech to influence public opinion and win arguments. They taught the art of persuasion and argumentation as a way to succeed in politics and society. They were skeptical about absolute truth and morality, focusing more on individual success and practical knowledge.
The leaders of Athens were unhappy with the sophists because the sophists argued that the rulers invented the gods in order to control the people of Athens.
The leaders of Athens were unhappy with the sophists because the sophists argued that the rulers invented the gods in order to control the people of Athens
How did the sophists and Socrates advance the tradition of reason and humanis
Sophists believed that truth and morality are relative concepts that vary based on individual perspectives and circumstances. They emphasized the importance of persuasive arguments and rhetoric in communication and debate.
Socrates believed in absolute truth and objective morality, seeing them as universal and unchanging concepts. In contrast, the Sophists believed that truth and morality were subjective and relative to individuals or societies, leading to the belief that these concepts could be manipulated or changed to suit personal gain or persuasion. Socrates argued for the pursuit of knowledge and virtue as essential to understanding the good and the just, while the Sophists emphasized persuasion and the ability to argue different viewpoints regardless of their truthfulness.
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Sophists were professional teachers of rhetoric and other subjects , noted for their ingenuity and speciousness
that sophists thought that knowledge was a way to improve ur life and Socrates thought that there was an absolute right or wrong
Socrates was an opponent of the Sophists. He believed that the Sophists only taught opinions instead of teaching students to find the truth for themselves.