Who should you be as a teacher and who should your students be? As a teacher Socrates is saying they give the tools to learn and to be smart, they don’t really put the heart of teaching and the extra touch to apply what the students are learning to the tools they are learning. Students … Continue reading In class work 9/27 →

Why do you think natural talent was such an important consideration during this period? The idea of natural talent was important in this time period due to the thought of how white athenian makers were the elite class that feared the middle class. They also had the idea that white men had the natural talent … Continue reading HW 9/27 →

Why is Plato concerned about the difference between mere belief and true knowledge, particularly concerning the issues of justice? How does this display his view of rhetoric? Plato questioned if there could actually be a true art of rhetoric, one founded on a love of wisdom and a knowledge of justice. As he listed and … Continue reading Question #2 in class writing on Plato →

Plato has the description of rhetoric to be flashy, he is saying as an analogy “it is a snickers bar, but energy bar” (maj. Garriott) he lists rhetoric as only dealing with questions that we can reach and answer through discourse and language. The rhetorical process is with answered and arguments to make the weakest … Continue reading Plates definition of rhetoric →

Gorgias’ definition and purpose of rhetoric embraces the sophistic philosophy oh rhetoric. He was very powerful in rhetoric as he rejected the status of sophist in favor for rhetorician. He was still known as an “old sophist”. As sophists mastered the knowledge of language so did Gorgias as he was asked to serve as an … Continue reading In class writing 9/15 →

My impression of the sophists is that they are the educated “geniuses” of the early Greek life. Particularly in Athens, sophists came to denote a class of mostly itinerant intellectuals who taught courses in various subjects, specifically about the nature of language and culture and applied rhetoric to achieve their purposes, generally to persuade or … Continue reading In class writing about sophists 9/13 →

A main theme emerging that is relevant to Ancient Greek culture would be the Sophits and their impact through education. As education was divided into those studies that provided moral strength to the soul, mainly music and literature. The sophists proudly advertised their abilities to teach a young man in the proper care of his … Continue reading 9/8/16 in class writing →

Sophists came from Sicily Didn’t want lower or middle classes to take their role The title of sophists came with something of the meaning professor Contingent truths       Idea of what is right or true for one set of people in one place at one time might not be right for another group … Continue reading Education of the Sophists →

Empedocles: poet, magician, physician, and orator was also famous for his speaking ability. His studies were know for the ancient understanding of words and their power. Teachings of public speaking we’re know for by the Sophists. Earning a reputation for extravagant displays of language. Solon: A statesman who implemented major political reforms in Athens. Created … Continue reading Cultural Figures and values from Ch.2 →

My definition of rhetoric has changed in various ways due to these readings. Rhetoric is This reading has explained various examples of what rhetoric is opinionated to be. Rhetoric is seen as foul and ugly by some while viewed as order and cleanness by others. Rhetoric is very opinionated and is a useful tool for … Continue reading Redefining rhetoric →