The Greek Sophists /

"By the middle of the fifth century B.C., Athens was governed by democratic rule, and power turned upon the ability of the individual to command the attention of other citizens and to sway the crowds of the assembly. It was the sophists who understood the art of rhetoric and the importance of b...

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Other Authors: Dillon, John M., Gergel, Tania, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: London, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2003.
Series:Penguin classics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Protagoras of Abdera
  • Gorgias of Leontini
  • Prodicus of Ceos
  • Hippias of Elis
  • Antiphon
  • Thrasymachus of Chalcedon
  • Critias of Athens
  • Euthydemus and Dionysodorus of Chios
  • Alcidamas of Elaea
  • The anonymus Iamblichi and the Double arguments.