KnowraSophistsLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Sophists, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 1Compared with 4Socratic methodCompared with: Plato contrasts Socrates’ examination of truth with forms of persuasion associated with sophists.Ancient Greek philosophyCompared with: Their emphasis on persuasion and convention provoked Socratic and Platonic criticism.Pre-Socratic philosophyCompared with: Their attention to persuasion and human conventions differed from inquiries into nature's first principles.PlatoCompared with: Plato contrasts philosophical inquiry with persuasive teaching aimed at civic success.