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The Sophists: Ancient Philosophies

Autor Richard McKirahan
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This book offers a new way of looking at the fifth-century BCE Sophists, rejecting the bad reputation they have had since antiquity and presenting them as individuals rather than a “movement,” each with his own specialty and personality as revealed through the scant surviving evidence.
It provides an account of the Sophists of this period that explains the historical and social developments that led to their prominence and popularity, demonstrating the reasons for their importance and for their seeming disappearance in the fourth century BCE. Restricted to discussion of the few Sophists for whom there are surviving quotations or other texts, The Sophists avoids generalizations often found in other books. It contains accurate translations of most of the surviving material, which forms the secure possible basis for understanding the Sophists as individuals in their various roles, not only as educators but also as ambassadors and pioneers in other fields. After a general introduction, the following chapters present each of the Sophists individually, followed by three chapters that present topics treated by more than one Sophist, such as Logos, Definition and the Nomos-Phusis contrast. The final three chapters reveal the way three important intellectuals of the fourth century (Plato, his rival Isocrates and Aristotle) dealt with the Sophists. An appendix contains several longer passages or works in their entirety in translation, allowing readers to have access to the original source materials and develop their own interpretations.
This thorough treatment of the fifth-century Sophists is of interest to scholars working on the subject and on ancient Greek philosophy more broadly, while also being accessible to undergraduate students and the general public interested in the topic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138902787
ISBN-10: 1138902780
Pagini: 220
Ilustrații: 4
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Ancient Philosophies

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Notă biografică

Richard McKirahan is the Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College, Claremont, California, United States of America and a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. Protagoras of Abdera; 3. Gorgias; 4. Antiphon of Rhamnous; 5. Hippias of Elis; 6. Prodicus of Ceos; 7. Thrasymachus of Chalcedon; 8. Euthydemus and Dionysodorus of Chalcedon; 9. Logos; 10. Definition; 11. Antilogic; 12. Nomos and phusis; 13. Isocrates; 14. Plato’s complicated relationship with the Sophists; 15. Aristotle and the Sophists; Appendix: Texts relating to the Sophists

Descriere

This book offers a new way of looking at the 5th century BCE Sophists, rejecting the bad reputation they have had since antiquity and presenting them as individuals rather than a “movement”, each with his own speciality and personality as revealed through the scant surviving evidence.