Sophistic movement

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The Sophistic movement was a group of itinerant ancient Greek teachers and intellectuals known for their skill in rhetoric, relativistic views on truth and morality, and emphasis on persuasive argument over objective knowledge.

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Sophistic movement canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual movement
philosophical movement
rhetorical tradition
associatedWithCulture Classical Greek culture
associatedWithPlace Athens
coreConcept distinction between nature and convention
making the weaker argument appear stronger
man is the measure of all things
power of logos
teachability of virtue
criticizedFor charging fees for teaching
eristic debating
relativism
field epistemology
ethics
political theory
rhetoric
hasCharacteristic emphasis on persuasion
focus on courtroom oratory
focus on political deliberation
focus on success in civic life
itinerant lifestyle of teachers
moral relativism
professionalization of education
relativism about truth
skepticism about objective knowledge
use of eristic argument
hasMainActivity argumentation training
public speaking instruction
teaching rhetoric
hasNotableMember Antiphon
Callicles
Critias
Gorgias
Hippias of Elis
Prodicus of Ceos
linked to: Prodicus

Protagoras
Thrasymachus
influenced Athenian democratic practice
ancient Greek rhetoric
later rhetorical theory
legal advocacy in ancient Greece
philosophical skepticism
influencedBy Athenian democracy
Greek legal institutions
pre-Socratic philosophy
opposedBy Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
placeOfOrigin ancient Greece
taughtAudience aspiring politicians
litigants in law courts
young Athenian citizens
timePeriod 4th century BCE
5th century BCE

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Euthydemus philosophicalTradition Sophistic movement
subject linked to: Euthydemus (sophist)
Polus associatedWithSchool Sophistic movement
Antiphon movement Sophistic movement
Clouds (play) influencedBy Sophistic movement
Prodicus philosophicalSchool Sophistic movement
Hippias’ Trojan Dialogue associatedWith Sophistic movement
Eristic school influencedBy Sophistic movement