PPT-The Sophists

Logos the Mighty Potentate    to make the weaker argument logos the stronger    Protagoras fragment 6b The Lawsuit in NYS Court Plaintiff BU instructor The University hearing went against the student the student must pay . Koehle 1 Joe Koehle Koehle 2 “On every issue there are two arguments opposed to each other” — Protagoras The above declaration from the sophist Protagoras that occurred over 25 The Sophists W.T. Stace I t is not possible to understand the activities and teaching of the Sophists without some knowledge of the religious, political, and social conditions of the time. After long Logos. . the Mighty Potentate. Preview. Corax v. . Tisias: Who wins?. Tisias, a student of . Corax. , once asked his teacher what rhetoric was. Replied . Corax. , “Rhetoric is the artificer of persuasion (. 470-399 B. C.. Socrates is, basically, the father of Western philosophy. He never wrote down any of his teachings, his student, Plato, did this for him. Socrates’ philosophy arose out of his negative feelings in relation to the teaching of the Sophists . . .. Civ. 101-03. Class 7 (we won’t finish this). Feb. 4, 2015. Philosophy and Rhetoric in Conflict. Idealism and Pragmatism as candidate replacements for religion.. Pre-Socratic Philosophers/Philosophies. An Introduction. What is Philosophy?. “. Philen. ” is Greek for love. “Sophia” is Greek for wisdom. Investigate fundamental problems . Why study philosophy?. Ionian Enlightenment. 1st . philosophers, from Ionia . Grendel. : Chapters 3 and 4. Sophists. Sophists (In Greek “. sophia. ” means “wisdom”): Ones that are wise and that impart wisdom; . wise men. 5. th. Century . b.c. . (Athens). Sophists. Group of thinkers who taught skills of debate and rhetoric. First Lesson. EVERYTHING IS RHETORIC. The Beginnings. The transformation of institutions of government into democratic forms created the need for expertise in speaking and writing.. Prior to the 8. th. Thirteen Questions That Provide . A Topical. Introduction To Philosophy. Chapter 2. How Did Philosophy Develop?. By . Glenn Rogers, Ph.D.. Copyright. ©. 2013. Glenn Rogers. No Part of this material may be copied in any form . www.kevinhinckley.com. Top 10 Controversial Topics. 10- Abortion (128 Footnotes). 9- Global Warming (136 Footnotes). 8- Glenn Beck (200 Footnotes). 7- Bill Clinton (201 Footnotes). 6- Jesus (246 Footnotes). A Sophist . on . Sophists, Part 1. Agenda. Introduction to Text. Discussion. Sophistic as . agōn. in Philostratus. Class Exercise. Rhetorical Analysis and Contradiction (of Philostratus). philostratus lives of the sophists 1. A Sophist on . Sophists, Part 2. A question…. Which reminds you more of our sophist. friends? Why?. Agenda. Class Exercise (cont’d). Rhetorical Analysis and Contradiction (of Philostratus). Discussion. Question:. What are you willing to die for?. Would you die for the freedom of expression?. Ancient Athens. In the 5. th. Century B.C., the Athenians invented . Democracy. .. This literally translates as – “People Power”..