Sophists
199What's so great about So-crates?
22 Jul 2024
4:55¶ 20
“Yes, it’s not about truth, it’s about persuading people. The traveling teachers/tutors who they hired were called Sophists, from the Greek word Sophia, meaning…”
3:56¶ 17
“So into this, people who were wealthy, had businesses, had prospects for the future – it was important to them to be able to…”
4:25¶ 18
“And since by now your boys are coming of age, you finally take an interest in their education, which you haven’t done really yet.…”
198The Pre-Socratics
15 Jul 2024
24:20¶ 78
“The sophists. Sophist means those who pursue wisdom. Sophia is the name of the goddess of wisdom. The word sophistry has taken on different…”
24:50¶ 79
“So we have these men offering their services and they were itinerant teachers. They would take on disciples and teach them the fine arts…”
23:35¶ 76
“The issue here is not to present a logical argument, except when logic happens to be a good way of winning this particular argument.…”