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Plato's counterfeit Sophists / Håkan Tell.

Title
Plato's counterfeit Sophists / Håkan Tell.
Author
Tell, Håkan.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Description
viii, 177 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
This book explores the place of the sophists within the Greek wisdom tradition, and argues against their almost universal exclusion from serious intellectual traditions. --from publisher description.
Series Statement
Hellenic studies ; 44
Uniform Title
Hellenic studies ; 44.
Subject
  • Plato
  • Sophists (Greek philosophy)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The many and conflicting meanings of [Sophistēs] -- Wisdom for sale? The sophists and money -- Sophoi and concord -- Itinerant sophoi -- Sages at the games -- Competition in wisdom.
ISBN
  • 9780674055919 (alk. paper)
  • 0674055918 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010045614
OCLC
587209821
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library