Sophistry: A Note on the Philosophical School

Sophistry is one of the most misunderstood and maligned philosophical movements in Western intellectual history. Cast as manipulative rhetoricians by their critics-most famously by Plato-sophists have long suffered from a legacy of distortion, caricature, and reduction. They are often remembered not for what they believed or taught, but for what others accused them of: corrupting youth, charging money for wisdom, and substituting clever argument for truth. Yet behind these accusations lies ...