The Sophists

by Mauro Bonazzi

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108706215
• ISBN13: 9781108706216
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.7" x 9.1"