Sophistic Movement

The Sophistic Movement was an ancient Greek intellectual movement in the 5th century BCE, where skilled speakers called sophists traveled teaching rhetoric and persuasion techniques. They emphasized the importance of effective communication, often focusing on winning arguments regardless of truth, which sparked debates about morality and truth. Sophists sought to teach people how to succeed in public life, politics, and law by mastering language and debate skills. While some viewed them skeptically for their relativistic view of truth, they significantly influenced the development of critical thinking, rhetoric, and education.