A sophist (Greek: σοφιστής, romanized: sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Sophists specialized in one or more subject areas, such as philosophy, rhetoric, music, athletics and mathematics. They taught arete, "virtue" or "excellence", predominantly to young statesmen and nobility.

The Sophist (Greek: Σοφιστής; Latin: Sophista [1]) is a Platonic dialogue from the philosopher's late period, most likely written in 360 BC. In it the interlocutors, led by Eleatic Stranger employ the method of division in order to classify and define the sophist and describe his essential attributes and differentia vis a vis the ...

In Ancient Greece, sophism was practiced by sophists, who were a group of teachers of rhetoric. In modern usage, a sophism is a confusing or slightly incorrect argument used for deceiving someone. The word sophism derived from the Greek word σόφισμα ("sophisma" from σοφίζω).

Those ancient Greeks who called themselves, or were called by others, Sophists. The term was popular both in the 5th century BC and the 2nd century AD (the Second Sophistic). The target of sophist as an insult does not belong here.

Noah Michael C. (born: September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20) [age 27]),[1][2] better known as Sophist (previously known as SophisticatedEevee) or just Eevee, is an American YouTuber, best known for gaming videos, especially Mario Party Superstars.

2011年9月30日 · The Greek word sophistēs, formed from the noun sophia, ‘wisdom’ or ‘learning’, has the general sense ‘one who exercises wisdom or learning’.

The name Antiphon the Sophist (/ ˈ æ n t ə ˌ f ɒ n,-ən /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν) is used to refer to the writer of several Sophistic treatises. He probably lived in Athens in the last two decades of the 5th century BC, but almost nothing is known of his life.

Lycophron (/ ˈ l aɪ k ə f r ɒ n / LY-kə-fron; Ancient Greek: Λυκόφρων, romanized: Lukóphrōn) was a sophist of Ancient Greece.

Apollonius the Sophist (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Σοφιστής) was a famous grammarian, who probably lived towards the end of the 1st century AD [1] and taught in Rome in the time of Tiberius.

2024年9月27日 · sophist (plural sophists) One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece. A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning. (figurative, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument. Synonym: logic chopper