His subject will be "Socrates and the Sophists." The lecture is open to the public. Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter. The Harvard Crimson The University Daily ...

The sophists were the original TED talkers (in my humble opinion). They were professional debaters who could convince you that the sky was green – if you paid them enough. Unlike Socrates ...

Thinkers, called Sophists, migrated to the city from their ... especially after the philosopher Socrates took to the streets in his never-ending pursuit of the truth. Thus by the time Athens ...