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The Sophists were itinerant teachers in ancient Greece (5th century BCE) who offered instruction in various subjects, including rhetoric and public speaking, for a fee. Their philosophy is often associated with skepticism and relativism, particularly in ethics and knowledge. They argued that truth is subjective, emphasizing the power of persuasive speech in shaping public opinion and morality. | |||
Metaphysics: is a theory that has the claim to ask questions and provide answers beyond our available knowledge. It is objected that even for asking questions, a knowledge of the meanings of the words used is required. This knowledge is not given when experiences or at least theories using these terms are not available. See also essentialism, metaphysical possibility._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Adorno, Th.W. | Metaphysics | Adorno | |
Aristotle | Metaphysics | Aristotle | |
Barrow, John D. | Metaphysics | Barrow | |
Baudrillard, Jean | Metaphysics | Baudrillard | |
Bigelow, John | Metaphysics | Bigelow | |
Brandom, Robert | Metaphysics | Brandom | |
Bubner, Rüdiger | Metaphysics | Bubner | |
Carnap, Rudolf | Metaphysics | Carnap | |
Descartes, R. | Metaphysics | Descartes | |
Dewey, John | Metaphysics | Dewey | |
Duhem, Pierre | Metaphysics | Duhem | |
Feyerabend, Paul | Metaphysics | Feyerabend | |
Field, Hartry | Metaphysics | Field | |
Fodor, Jerry | Metaphysics | Fodor | |
Foucault, Michel | Metaphysics | Foucault | |
Habermas, Jürgen | Metaphysics | Habermas | |
Hacking, Ian | Metaphysics | Hacking | |
Heidegger, Martin | Metaphysics | Heidegger | |
Idealism | Metaphysics | Idealism | |
Inwagen, Peter van | Metaphysics | Inwagen | |
Jackson, Frank | Metaphysics | Jackson | |
James, William | Metaphysics | James | |
Kant, Immanuel | Metaphysics | Kant | |
Kelsen, Hans | Metaphysics | Kelsen | |
Kripke, Saul A. | Metaphysics | Kripke | |
Leibniz, G.W. | Metaphysics | Leibniz | |
Nagel, Thomas | Metaphysics | Nagel | |
Nietzsche, Friedrich | Metaphysics | Nietzsche | |
Popper, Karl | Metaphysics | Popper | |
Rorty, Richard | Metaphysics | Rorty | |
Sophists | Metaphysics | Sophists | |
Stalnaker, Robert | Metaphysics | Stalnaker | |
Strawson, Peter F. | Metaphysics | Strawson | |
Tarski, Alfred | Metaphysics | Tarski | |
Wright, Crispin | Metaphysics | Wright | |
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