Question

Which detail from the article best describes the connection between the Sophists and the role they played in the new system of government, democracy? (the article is greek philosophy on commonlit)

A. “What is interesting about this school is that it attempted to understand the universe as objectively as possible and minimize intellectual deviations in favor of cultural and mystic prejudices.” ( Paragraph 6)

B. “their voices could be heard everywhere and had the same value as any other voice.” ( Paragraph 7)

C. “Because they taught in return for a fee, the Sophists’ schools were only attended by those who could afford it, usually members of the aristocracy and wealthy families.” ( Paragraph 8)

D. “In a way, the Sophists represented the new political era in Athenian life, especially because they were linked with the new educational needs” ( Paragraph 8)

Answer 1

Answer:The sophists as a group had no set teachings, and they lectured on subjects that were as diverse as semantics and rhetoric, to ontology, and epistemology. Most sophists claimed to teach arete ("excellence" or "virtue") in the management and administration of not only one's affairs, but the city's as well.

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