Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
philosophers
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| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
the power of language
truth is subjective |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
the_decline_of_Athenian_democracy
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| gptkbp:challenges |
traditional beliefs
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
ethics and morality
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the development of rhetoric
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| gptkbp:controversy |
the nature of knowledge
absolute truths the gods in human affairs |
| gptkbp:criticism |
Socrates
lack of commitment to truth |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
gptkb:Classical_Athens
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
persuasion
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| gptkbp:employs |
wealthy citizens
|
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
the 5th century BC
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| gptkbp:has |
the first professional teachers
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| gptkbp:has_a |
teaching how to win arguments
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| gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
human affairs
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sophists
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| gptkbp:impact |
education_in_Ancient_Greece
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| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Gorgias
gptkb:Protagoras |
| gptkbp:influence |
the concept of democracy
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Western philosophy
philosophical thought |
| gptkbp:influences |
Athenian_society
|
| gptkbp:is_a_highlight_of |
argumentation
|
| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
literature and drama
controversial figures their contemporaries cynical or manipulative the antithesis of philosophers like Plato. |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
political discourse
legal rhetoric |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
paradox
practical knowledge the study of ethics the art of persuasion argue both sides of an issue paid education sophistic arguments their relativistic views |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
intellectual_movement_in_Athens
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
Socrates and Plato
the decline of moral values |
| gptkbp:religion |
relativism
|
| gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of |
individualism in thought
|
| gptkbp:taught |
public speaking
rhetoric man is the measure of all things many prominent figures of their time |
| gptkbp:technique |
debate
|
| gptkbp:uses |
sophistry
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the_philosophical_teachings_of_Socrates
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