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sophist    
n. 诡辩学者,诡辨家,学者

诡辩学者,诡辨家,学者

Sophist
n 1: any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the
5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
2: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [synonym:
{casuist}, {sophist}]

Sophist \Soph"ist\, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. ?.
See {Sophism}.]
1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy,
and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those
who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled
inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people,
and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.
[1913 Webster]

Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth
or morality, and merely professed to teach how to
make the worse appear the better reason; but there
scems no reason to hold that they were a special
class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and
Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell &
Scott.
[1913 Webster]

2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious
reasoner.
[1913 Webster]


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  • Sophist - Wikipedia
    A sophist (Greek: σοφιστής, romanized: sophistēs) was a professional travelling teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BC Sophists specialized in one or more subject areas, such as philosophy, rhetoric, music, athletics, mathematics, and arete: "virtue" or "excellence"
  • Sophist | Ancient Greek Philosophy, Rhetoric Argumentation | Britannica
    Sophist, any of certain Greek lecturers, writers, and teachers in the 5th and 4th centuries bce, most of whom traveled about the Greek-speaking world giving instruction in a wide range of subjects in return for fees
  • The Sophists - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    The Greek word sophistēs, formed from the noun sophia, ‘wisdom’ or ‘learning’, has the general sense ‘one who exercises wisdom or learning’
  • SOPHIST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    1 : philosopher 2 Sophist : any of a class of ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living 3 : a captious or fallacious reasoner
  • Sophists | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    Due in large part to the influence of Plato and Aristotle, the term sophistry has come to signify the deliberate use of fallacious reasoning, intellectual charlatanism and moral unscrupulousness
  • The Sophists: Rhetoric, Relativism, Scepticism, and the Physis–Nomos . . .
    The Sophists were itinerant professional educators who arrived in Athens around 450 BCE They taught rhetoric — the art of persuasion — to the newly wealthy middle class eager for political power in Athenian democracy
  • Sophists - New World Encyclopedia
    Initially, a sophist was someone who gave sophia to his disciples, that is, wisdom made from knowledge It was a highly complimentary term, applied to early philosophers such as the Seven Wise Men of Greece
  • Sophist - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    A sophist is someone who makes good points about an issue — until you realize those points aren't entirely true, like a political candidate who twists an opponent's words or gives misleading facts during a speech
  • The Sophists - Encyclopedia. com
    Yet the way for Socrates was prepared by a group of thinkers and teachers called Sophists The Greek word sophistes, from which the word "sophist" is derived, means a "master of one's craft," and it has a secondary meaning of "one who is expert in practical wisdom "
  • WHAT IS A SOPHIST? (III) - A History of Greek Philosophy
    The Greek words sophos, sophia, usually translated ‘wise’ and ‘wisdom’, were in common use from the earliest times, and, standing as they do for an intellectual or spiritual quality, naturally acquired some delicate shades of meaning which can only be crudely illustrated here At first they connoted primarily skill in a particular craft





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