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History of Philosophy: Making the Weaker Argument the Stronger: the Sophists

In this episode, Peter Adamson discusses the sophists, teachers of rhetoric in ancient Athens, looking especially at the contributions of Protagoras and Gorgias.

The sophists argued that virtue was what was advantageous from one’s position.
Plato was the diametrical opposition of the Sophists.


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Tags: gorgias, parmenedes, persuasion, philosophy, plato, protagoras, rhetoric, sophists, virtue

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