{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-the-sophists-hardback-9781108494687","title":"The Cambridge Companion to the Sophists (Hardback) 9781108494687","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to the Sophists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduces the Sophists and their time: a period of cultural enlightenment in thought, language, pedagogy, and performance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoshua Billings (Edited by), Christopher Moore (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108494687, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.9 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'[This Companion] is among those rare edited volumes where the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts. Its contributions are uniformly excellent.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Classical Greek sophists – Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias, and Antiphon, among others – are some of the most important figures in the flourishing of linguistic, historical, and philosophical reflection at the time of Socrates. They are also some of the most controversial: what makes the sophists distinctive, and what they contributed to fifth-century intellectual culture, has been hotly debated since the time of Plato. They have often been derided as reactionaries, relativists or cynically superficial thinkers, or as mere opportunists, making money from wealthy democrats eager for public repute. This volume takes a fresh perspective on the sophists – who really counted as one; how distinctive they were; and what kind of sense later thinkers made of them. In three sections, contributors address the sophists' predecessors and historical and professional context; their major intellectual themes, including language, ethics, society, and religion; and their reception from the fourth century BCE to modernity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the problem of the sophists Joshua Billings and Christopher Moore\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Contexts: 1. Sophia before the sophists Kathryn A. Morgan\u003cbr\u003e 2. The sophists between aristocracy and democracy Mark Munn\u003cbr\u003e 3. The professional lives of the sophists Håkan Tell\u003cbr\u003e 4. The sophists in the fifth-century enlightenment Joshua Billings\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Thoughts: 5. Nature and norms Richard Bett\u003cbr\u003e 6. The turn to language Mauro Bonazzi\u003cbr\u003e 7. Problems of being Evan Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e 8. Politics in theory and practice Chloe Balla\u003cbr\u003e 9. Interrogating the Gods Mirjam E. Kotwick\u003cbr\u003e 10. Skills of argument Mi-Kyoung Lee\u003cbr\u003e 11. Civic and anti-civic ethics David Conan Wolfsdorf\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Receptions: 12. The fourth-century creative reception of the sophists Christopher Moore\u003cbr\u003e 13. Writing the first sophistic Susan Prince\u003cbr\u003e 14. The sophists in the history of philosophy Christopher C. Raymond\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: the people of the sophistic period Christopher Moore.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415687557400,"sku":"9781108494687","price":91.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108494687i.jpg?v=1784423438","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-the-sophists-hardback-9781108494687","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}