SOPHISTS AND POLITICS - CYPRIAN MIELCZARSKI

Discover the fascinating world of ancient sophists and their influence on contemporary politics. Cyprian Mielczarski's book is an insightful analysis of one of the most intriguing phenomena of antiquity. Learn little-known details about the lives and thoughts of sophists, who for centuries were seen as venal teachers and cynical masters of debate. Immerse yourself in the anti-absolutist passion of the sophists, which forms the foundation of European traditions of civil society, freethinking, and nonconformism.

• In-depth analysis of the phenomenon of sophists in antiquity
• Profiles of famous sophists from Protagoras to Anonymus Jamblichus
• Referring ancient ideas to contemporary political life
• Fills a gap in the readings of students of philosophy, sociology, and political science
• Inspiration for people interested in the genesis of the political and social world
• Precise drawing of sophist profiles
• Shows sophists in a new light

Cyprian Mielczarski's book presents both basic facts and little-known details about one of the most intriguing phenomena of antiquity - the phenomenon of sophists. For centuries, sophists have been burdened with the opinion of venal teachers and cynical masters of debate. They were supposed to teach tricks that would allow them to prove any thesis, and even spoil young people who, thanks to their teachings, allegedly overturned the arguments of fathers and traditional educators.

Also, the popularity of German idealistic philosophy overshadowed the concepts of sophists, who paid homage to the ideas of diversity, pluralism and relativity. The latest research, as Cyprian Mielczarski shows, allows us to see the greatest individualists of antiquity, and perhaps the entire culture of antiquity, in a different light. The anti-absolutist, anti-totalitarian passion of the sophists appears as the foundation of European traditions of civil society, freethinking and nonconformism.

The author draws with finesse and precision the figures of famous sophists from Protagoras and Gorgias to Anonymus Jamblichus. What is particularly important for today's recipient, he does not shy away from relating ancient ideas to phenomena in contemporary political life. The book fills a clear gap in the set of readings not only for students of philosophy or classical philology, but also for sociology and political science, and finally for people interested in the genesis of the political and social world in which we live. Edition: Pages: 308, Format: 206x148 mm Year: Year of publication: 2010, binding: paperback Publishing house: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN Number of pages: 308 Binding: paperback Format: 206x148 mm