Man is the measure of all things; of things that are not, that they are not; of things that are, that they are. (Protagoras)
Nothing exists. If anything did exist, we could not know it. If we could know that something existed, we could not communicate it. (Gorgias)
It has been suggested that the Sophists are more "modern" than other classical figures. What is there about the above quotes that seems modern? What are the common characteristics of sophistry and (post)modernism? How are they not alike?
Posted by sdelagrange at January 16, 2007 09:37 AM