Against the Sophists
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Against the Sophists is a rhetorical treatise by the Athenian orator Isocrates that criticizes contemporary sophistic educators and outlines his own principles of education and rhetoric.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Against the Sophists canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
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rhetorical treatise ⓘ work of rhetoric ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian School of literature
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surface form:
Isocratean school
classical Athenian rhetoric ⓘ |
| author | Isocrates ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | written pamphlet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| criticizes |
charging fees without delivering true knowledge
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claims to teach virtue for money ⓘ contemporary sophists ⓘ deceptive teaching practices ⓘ false promises of quick education ⓘ formulaic rhetorical handbooks ⓘ overemphasis on eristic argument ⓘ sophistic educators ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
long-term training in rhetoric
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moral character in education ⓘ practical wisdom in public affairs ⓘ the ethical responsibility of teachers ⓘ the importance of practice and experience ⓘ the role of natural talent in learning rhetoric ⓘ |
| genre |
educational treatise
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rhetorical criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-sophistic
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pro-educational reform ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman rhetorical education
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later rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Athenian intellectual culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Athenian educated public
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prospective students ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of sophists
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ethics of teaching ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ rhetorical pedagogy ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ sophistic education ⓘ |
| outlines |
Isocratean principles of education
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Isocratean principles of rhetoric ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Isocrates
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surface form:
Isocrates' corpus
|
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Greek educational thought
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classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| purpose |
to attract students to Isocrates' school
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to distinguish Isocrates from sophistic teachers ⓘ |
| supports |
education oriented toward civic life
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rhetoric as preparation for political leadership ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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