CLST 100 Lecture 6: Study Guide for test 4- Week 6

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 100
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

Document Summary

In late 5th century, this word was used itinerant professors specializing in rhetoric, who were very successful in athens where such a skill was highly appreciated. Sophists were not a member of a school or a single movement. Their writings are lost and what we know about them is what their opponents say. They claimed to teach arete (:goodness, excellence) the content of their teaching was primarily intellectual and rhetorical skill. Famous for his ability to speak on any subject and defend convincingly positions that were unpopular, paradoxical, or absurd. ** in his praise of helen he argued that she was not to blame because she was a victim of peitho: (persuasion), which is invincible. Not a sophist not a professional educator, but perceived as such by many because of his criticism of many traditional values. Charged of impiety (introduction of new gods) Also charged of corruption of young men was put to death by drinking hemlock in 399 bce.