Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:are_known_for |
their contributions to education
teaching for a fee their innovative teaching methods their ability to teach anyone their controversial teachings their debates on ethics their emphasis on critical thinking their emphasis on practical knowledge their focus on argumentation skills their skill in persuasion |
| gptkbp:are_part_of |
the intellectual movement of the time
the cultural milieu of Athens |
| gptkbp:belief |
relativism
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
the field of ethics
the development of rhetoric |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
pragmatists
|
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
the importance of language
|
| gptkbp:engaged_in |
gptkb:public_discourse
|
| gptkbp:followers |
gptkb:students
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
political thought
|
| gptkbp:has_legacy |
philosophical discourse
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
sophists
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern education
the art of debate |
| gptkbp:is_active_in |
5th century BC
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the rise of democracy
the decline of traditional values the decline of Athenian democracy |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
gptkb:intellectuals
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:Aristotle
later philosophers their perceived lack of moral integrity |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
moral relativism
the nature of truth |
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
the development of Western philosophy
the development of critical theory the development of rhetoric theory the shaping of rhetorical practices |
| gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as |
gptkb:literature
cynics the antithesis of philosophers. |
| gptkbp:is_often_seen_in |
the first professional teachers
the precursors to modern educators |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Socrates |
| gptkbp:is_practiced_in |
argumentation
|
| gptkbp:is_taught_in |
gptkb:rhetoric
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Thrasymachus
gptkb:Hippias gptkb:Gorgias gptkb:Protagoras |
| gptkbp:originated_in |
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
|
| gptkbp:uses |
sophistry
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
the questioning of traditional beliefs
the exploration of human nature the critique of traditional education the education of young men the teaching of public speaking |
| gptkbp:were_often_contrasted_with |
gptkb:philosopher
|
| gptkbp:were_often_misunderstood_as |
mere tricksters
|
| gptkbp:were_often_viewed_as |
charlatans
intellectual provocateurs |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Euthydemus
gptkb:The_Clouds |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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