The Greek Sophists
Translation by John Dillon and Tania Gergel - Penguin Classics
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This volume gathers important surviving works and fragments of the Greek Sophists, providing readable English translations and scholarly notes.
It situates sophistic thought in its historical context and highlights rhetorical techniques and philosophical challenges posed to classical philosophy.
Editors and translators provide introductions and commentary to help modern readers understand the texts' significance and themes.
The book is widely used in courses on ancient rhetoric, philosophy, and classical studies for its accessible translations.
It illuminates figures like Gorgias and Protagoras and explores the shift from early natural philosophers to sophistic rhetoric.
It situates sophistic thought in its historical context and highlights rhetorical techniques and philosophical challenges posed to classical philosophy.
Editors and translators provide introductions and commentary to help modern readers understand the texts' significance and themes.
The book is widely used in courses on ancient rhetoric, philosophy, and classical studies for its accessible translations.
It illuminates figures like Gorgias and Protagoras and explores the shift from early natural philosophers to sophistic rhetoric.
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