the Sophists

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:rhetoric
relativism
gptkbp:contribution development of rhetoric
introduction of fees for teaching
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on literature
influence on political theory
influence on education systems
influence on legal theory
influence on communication studies
gptkbp:education gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:dialogue
education as a means to power
gptkbp:famous_work gptkb:Encomium_of_Helen
gptkb:The_Sophist
gptkb:The_Art_of_Rhetoric
On Truth
The Antilogic
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:knowledge
gptkb:education
ethics
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Athenian_democracy
cultural exchange in Greece
gptkbp:historical_period 5th century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Sophists
gptkbp:impact human nature is malleable
gptkbp:influence modern education
philosophical skepticism
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy influence on rhetoric
debate on ethics
impact on Western philosophy
gptkbp:moral morality is relative
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Thrasymachus
gptkb:Hippias
gptkb:Gorgias
gptkb:Protagoras
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:philosophical_opposition Socratic method
Platonic idealism
Aristotelian realism
gptkbp:political_position politics is a form of persuasion
gptkbp:social_structure society is constructed by language
gptkbp:technique gptkb:political_debates
argumentation
gptkbp:view truth is subjective
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aspasia
gptkb:Callicles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5