Sophist vs Nihilist - What's the difference?
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One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
A teacher who used plausible but fallacious reasoning.
One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
As nouns the difference between sophist and nihilist
is that sophist is one of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece while nihilist is a person who accepts or champions nihilism.sophist
English
(wikipedia sophist)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* The meaning of "sophist" can vary depending on the time period to which one is referring. A sophist of the earliest period was a master in his art or craft who demonstrated (taught by example) his practical skill/learning in exchange for pay. Later sophists were providers of a well-rounded education intended to give pupils arete'' – "virtue, human excellence". By late antiquity, ''sophist?s'' / ''sophistes'' tended to denote exclusively a skilled public speaker and/or teacher of rhetoric.''Dictionary of Philosophy'', (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. ''See:'' "Sophists" by Max Fishler, p. 295."History of the name ‘Sophist’," ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' at ''www.britannica.com .