Symposium #12 | Sophists and Sophistry Largely due to Plato’s influence, the terms ‘sophism’, ‘sophist’, and ‘sophistry’ have negative connotations. In this episode of the symposium, we discuss the material and intellectual developments that led to the manifestation of the sophists, Protagoras of Abdera, as well as Plato’s main criticism of the sophists and his allegory of the cave. We end the discussion by examining particular fallacious arguments and other techniques that individual sophists may use to prevent their audience from adopting positions that are not to the sophist’s interest. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-symposium-12-sophists-and-sophistry-30-03-2023 Exclusive video/written content for as little as £5 a month: https://www.lotuseaters.com/register Subscribe to our other channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnw5I-wliudW8YO1vr5O4IQ Follow us: Parler - https://parler.com/profile/lotuseatersdotcom/posts Twitter - https://twitter.com/lotuseaters_com Gab - https://gab.com/lotuseaters_com Minds - https://www.minds.com/lotuseaters_com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lotuseatersdotcom VK - https://vk.com/lotuseaters_com Sound Cloud - https://soundcloud.com/lotuseaters_com BitChute - https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lotuseaters_com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lotuseaters_com/ Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-340087 Ruqqus - https://ruqqus.com/+lotuseaters_com Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Lotuseaters_com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3bXokLwz40Wt5iQjDClghI DLive - https://dlive.tv/lotuseaters_com Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/lotuseaters_com Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg5NjIxMzU3NS9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAIQ9sEGahcKEwjIxrePtdDtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQFA Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters/id1544753433 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaSDgxP9KOM

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