Isocrates & the Sophists: What Rhetoric Teaches Us

What is a Sophist? How does Isocrates critique them, and what does that mean for education today? 🤔📖 In this episode, Dr. Bobby, The Best Assistant Professor Who Never Was, unpacks Isocrates’ Against the Sophists from The Rhetorical Tradition (3rd Ed.) and explores its implications for rhetoric, pedagogy, and the role of educators in shaping knowledge.📌 In this video, we explore: ✅ How Isocrates defines and criticizes Sophists ✅ The differences between Sophists, philosophers, and rhetoricians ✅ Modern parallels—what ranks exist for today’s professors? ✅ The importance of modeling, originality, and ability in education ✅ Why we should reconsider who we listen to in academiaIsocrates saw education as more than just earning a degree—it was about learning how to discover and think critically. But should we still be Against the Sophists today? Or is there room for those who challenge the norm? 🤨Let’s talk rhetoric! Like, subscribe, and hit the bell 🔔 for more deep dives into rhetorical history, writing, and education.#Rhetoric #Isocrates #AgainstTheSophists #Education #Philosophy #DrBobby