InThe First PhilosophersbyDaniel W. Graham, PhD·May 12Being 2.1.2.3: The Art of PersuasionSo did the sophists offer a, well, sophisticated theory of knowledge, truth, and reality, fit for the enlightened fifth century BCE, and…
InSuspicions & SuperstitionsbyRichard Alloway·Apr 1Socrates, Super SophistI began writing this essay believing one thing. Ended it thinking another. The opposite, precisely. I considered redrafting it to…
InWhere Thought BendsbyKenneth Leong·Jul 5, 2025When a Chair is not a ChairMany Western materialists dismiss Buddhist concepts like anattā (non-self) and śūnyatā (emptiness) as abstract sophistry with no real-world…A response icon2
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