The Sophists is a significant work on the beginnings of the study of rhetoric and communication. Harold Barrett discusses how the Greek sophists of the 5th century B.C. were major contributors to the development of rhetoric, democracy, education, and Western culture generally. He gives special treatment to Plato's use of the sophists' teachings in his indictment of human predisposition and democratic institutions, and analyzes Plato's rhetorical strategies in building his case on the morality of humankind.
1987 CopyrightSecond Printing 1996
110 Pages
