the sophist
51Sophism — can mean two very different things: In the modern definition, a sophism is a confusing or illogical argument used for deceiving someone. In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a group of teachers of philosophy and rhetoric.The term sophism… …
52Plato — For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation) and Platon (disambiguation). Plato (Πλάτων) …
53Antiphon (person) — Antiphon the Sophist lived in Athens probably in the last two decades of the 5th century BC. There is an ongoing controversy over whether he is one and the same with Antiphon (Unicode|Ἀντιφῶν) of the Athenian deme Rhamnus in Attica (480 ndash;411 …
54Antiphon — Antiphon, en grec ancien Ἀντιφῶν / Antiphôn (Rhamnos, Attique v. 480–Athènes 410), est l un des dix grands orateurs attiques. Ce sophiste hédoniste s’était spécialisé dans plusieurs domaines de la sophia (la connaissance, le savoir) telle que le… …
55Helena, wife of Julian — Helena (d. 360) was the wife of Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor. She was briefly his Empress consort when Julian was proclaimed Augustus by his troops in 360. She died prior to the resolution of his conflict with Constantius II. [Prosopography …
56Antiphon aus Athen — (der Sophist, altgr. Ἀντιφῶν) war ein griechischer Philosoph und Sophist des 5. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., der mit einem Dichter, Tragiker und Traumdeuter identifiziert wird. Umstritten ist seine Identität mit dem Redner Antiphon (* 480 v. Chr.; † 411 …
57Pythagoreans and Eleatics — Edward Hussey PYTHAGORAS AND THE EARLY PYTHAGOREANS Pythagoras, a native of Samos, emigrated to southern Italy around 520, and seems to have established himself in the city of Croton. There he founded a society of people sharing his beliefs and… …
58skepticism — /skep teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. skeptical attitude or temper; doubt. 2. doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity. 3. (cap.) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt. Also, scepticism. [1640 50; < NL… …
59Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …
60Protagoras — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Pre Socratic philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Bust of Protagoras name = Protagoras (Πρωταγόρας) birth = ca. 490 death = 420 BC school tradition = Ionian Philosophy main interests =… …
