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1. www.gotquestions.org › sophismWhat is sophism? What is a sophist? What is sophistry?

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   Jan 4, 2022 · A sophism is a fallacious argument, usually relying on a clever method of deception. And a sophist is a person who engages in sophistry; that is, he is skilled in misleading people through circumlocution, equivocation, ambiguity, etc.

2. www.ligonier.org › learn › articlesSocrates or Sophism? - Ligonier Ministries

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   Aug 5, 2024 · Socrates argued that the first step for anyone to acquire knowledge is the admission of ignorance. Knowledge and learning don’t happen in a vacuum. They occur when we realize that we don’t know all there is to know but that we want to know truth—and that there is such a thing as truth.

3. www.kirkdurston.com › blog › sophistrySophistry and Christianity - Quest

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   May 16, 2023 · Sophistry in the Church and contemporary Christianity is a major issue, far greater than most people realize. What is it, and how do I as an individual deal with it?

4. www.bibliatodo.com › En › christian-reflectionsWhat is sophism? What is a sophist? What is sophistry?

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Answer Sophistry is argumentation or reasoning based on falsehood, trickery, or clever wording. A sophism is a fallacious argument, usually relying on a clever method of deception. And a sophist is a person who engages in sophistry; that is, he is skilled in misleading people through circumlocution, equivocation, ambiguity, etc. A sophist has cunning ways […]

5. www.bibletools.org › index › fuseactionWhat the Bible says about Sophistry - Bible Tools

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   The word has survived the years with its meaning unchanged: the love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means. It is translated from the Greek philosophia, which can be broken into its individual parts: philos (fond or friendly) and sophos (clever or wise).

6. www.logos.com › grow › bsm-who-were-the-sophistsWhat's Sophistry, and Who Were the Sophists?

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   Sep 18, 2013 · In the Sophists of the Roman Era collection, for example, you’ll study public speaking, political questions, and moral concerns. But you’ll learn more than that—when you examine the Greek sophists in the context of Socrates’ and Plato’s counterarguments, you’ll learn to pick out misleading claims.

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   What is the difference between a sophist and a sophism?

   • Sophistry is argumentation or reasoning based on falsehood, trickery, or clever wording. A sophism is a fallacious argument, usually relying on a clever method of deception. And a sophist is a person who engages in sophistry; that is, he is skilled in misleading people through circumlocution, equivocation, ambiguity, etc.

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   What does sophism mean?

   • Taking its name from the Greek word sophos, meaning “wise or skilled,” Sophism was established as a philosophical school of thought prior to the advent of Socrates. Early on, sophism might have referred to anyone who demonstrated a particular skill or knowledge.

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   What is a philosophical sophist?

   • At the heart of sophism is the belief that truth is in the mind of the beholder. In other words, truth is whatever it is perceived to be by the believer. The philosophical Sophists justified their belief in the fluid nature of truth by insisting that the only knowable truth is subjective truth.

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   What do sophists teach you?

   • The sophists’ whole point was to teach others to be persuasive; as you study their thought, you’ll learn directly from these ancient masters. In the Sophists of the Roman Era collection, for example, you’ll study public speaking, political questions, and moral concerns.

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   What is the difference between philosophy and sophistry?

   • Plato understood his work not only as different from sophistical argument, but as essentially opposed to it—the dichotomy between philosophy and sophistry runs all through his dialogues. But it’s hard to distinguish the two by method: after all, arguing both sides of a position isn’t so different from rigorous philosophical thought.

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   What did the Sophists believe?

   • Skepticism and relativism. The sophists made a virtue of doubt—it was Protagoras who said that “man is the measure of all things.” This strain of thought remains influential even in (especially in) postmodernity. Language vs. reality. The sophists thought that human discourse plays an important role in shaping our experience of the world.

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8. www.rbthieme.org › publications › dictionaryTHIEMES BIBLE DOCTRINE DICTIONARY

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   Thieme’s Bible Doctrine Dictionary delineates over eight hundred terms and related doctrines that teach the Godhead, angelic and human history, salvation, and the Christian way of