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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 bc Athens Sophists Group of thinkers who taught skills of debate and rhetoric ID: 505056

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Slide1

Sophism and The Old Testament

Grendel

: Chapters 3 and 4Slide2

Sophists

Sophists (In Greek “

sophia

” means “wisdom”): Ones that are wise and that impart wisdom;

wise men

5

th

Century

b.c

. (Athens)Slide3

Sophists

Group of thinkers who taught skills of debate and rhetoric

Unlike previous teachers they charged significant fees.

Topics included rhetoric, politics, grammar, etymology, history, physics, and mathematics

Protagoras is generally considered the first sophist

Other leading 5

th

century sophists included

gorgias

and

Prodicus

.

Socrates was one of the first philosophers to challenge the sophists.

Unjust lawsuits, exorbitant fees caused their declineSlide4

Sophistry Today

Sophistry

the use of fallacious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceivingSlide5

The Old Testament

God created the world

God wanted

Hrothgar

to be powerful and great

Good and evil came to be

Cain and Abel

Cain murdered Abel

Grendel

is a direct descendant