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The Sophists

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Sophists
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mauro Bonazzi
SeriesNew Surveys in the Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 156
Category/GenrePhilosophy
History of Western philosophy
Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9781108706216
ClassificationsDewey:183.1
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 January 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From Socrates and Plato onwards, the Sophists were often targeted by the authoritative philosophical tradition as being mere charlatans and poor teachers. This book, translated and significantly updated from its most recent Italian version (2nd edition, 2013), challenges these criticisms by offering an overall interpretation of their thought, and by assessing the specific contributions of thinkers like Protagoras, Gorgias and Antiphon. A new vision of the Sophists emerges: they are protagonists and agents of fundamental change in the history of ancient philosophy, who questioned the grounds of morality and politics, as well as the nature of knowledge and language. By shifting the focus from the cosmos to man, the Sophists inaugurate an alternative form of philosophy, whose importance is only now becoming clear.