Many themes of civic life today are connected to or find their roots in ancient Greek and Athenian culture. These include, but are not limited to how the body and mind are connected and contingent truths and their connection to changes in citizen thought. Many themes arose as a result of the Sophist’s impact on Athens. The Sophists were a loose knit collection of individuals (not really a community) who were held in esteem by most Athenians as objects of wisdom who taught the Athenians of rhetoric and debate as a means of arriving at a conclusion, particularly on contingent social matters. Contingent truths are such that are not absolutely true due to the context thereof…
Greek Themes…
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