InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 13.2. The Sophistic MovementIn the mid-fifth century BC, a new movement emerged that changed the educational situation in Greece. The men we call the sophists began…Sep 30
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 11.7. Socrates in the Political ArenaWe noted that Plato begins this dialogue with a declaration of war. The Gorgias is a dialogue very unlike any other early dialogue Plato…Sep 6
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhD11.2 Gorgias on the Art of Public SpeakingWhen Polus starts to launch into a speech, Socrates brushes him aside. He wants a conversation, not a speech. He addresses Gorgias…Aug 26Aug 26
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 11.1 A Declaration of WarPlato’s dialogue Gorgias begins in medias res. Socrates arrives late to a public lecture given by the famous sophist Gorgias. His disciple…Aug 26Aug 26
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 10.4 Pushback: The EducatorIn the intellectual world of Athens, too, things were looking up. Since the death of Socrates in 399 BC, the Socratics had been flooding…Aug 16Aug 16
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 13.2. The Sophistic MovementIn the mid-fifth century BC, a new movement emerged that changed the educational situation in Greece. The men we call the sophists began…Sep 30
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 11.7. Socrates in the Political ArenaWe noted that Plato begins this dialogue with a declaration of war. The Gorgias is a dialogue very unlike any other early dialogue Plato…Sep 6
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhD11.2 Gorgias on the Art of Public SpeakingWhen Polus starts to launch into a speech, Socrates brushes him aside. He wants a conversation, not a speech. He addresses Gorgias…Aug 26
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 11.1 A Declaration of WarPlato’s dialogue Gorgias begins in medias res. Socrates arrives late to a public lecture given by the famous sophist Gorgias. His disciple…Aug 26
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 10.4 Pushback: The EducatorIn the intellectual world of Athens, too, things were looking up. Since the death of Socrates in 399 BC, the Socratics had been flooding…Aug 16
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 9.4 Who Is Socrates?It is easy to get lost in the marvel that is Socrates. Affable, idiosyncratic, self-deprecatory, incurably curious, logical to a fault…Jul 22
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 8.7 The Outlook in 399 BCWhen Socrates died in 399 BC, the world that he had known was passing away. The middle of the fifth century BC presented a world of endless…Jul 11
InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhDPlato 8.6.1 Sophistic EducationAfter Socrates’ eventful day in the world of the sophists we can make some observations. The sophists are self-assertive and…Jun 27
