WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Sophists did not believe that the gods influenced human actions. They also rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong. For the sophists a way of life that was right for one person might be wrong for another. The sophists not only challenge Greek traditions, but they also accepted money for their teaching.

Detailed explanation-2: -rhetoric. What did the Sophists teach about the gods influence on human actions and about absolute right and wrong? They did not believe the gods had influence on human actions. They also rejected the idea of absolute right and wrong.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sophists believed that there was no absolute good or evil. Socrates believed that absolute truth, goodness, and evil did exist.

Detailed explanation-4: -They were not true believers in the myths of the Greeks but would use references and quotations from the tales for their own purposes. They were secular atheists, relativists and cynical about religious beliefs and all traditions. They believed and taught that “might makes right".

Detailed explanation-5: -The early sophists charged money in exchange for education and providing wisdom, and so were typically employed by wealthy people. This practice resulted in the condemnations made by Plato through Socrates in his dialogues, as well as by Xenophon in his Memorabilia and, somewhat controversially, by Aristotle.