Definition of Sophist

I see that a number of my visitors are searching for the definition of "antisophist" on the various search engines and that is what brings them to my blog. Very flattering, it's like finding a picture of yourself in the dictionary under the word "geek".

Just so those readers won't ultimately be disapointed, here is the definition of "Sophist". The definition to which my blog is supposed to be "Anti" is 1b, and 2.

Sophist


soph·ist
–noun

1.
a. any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.

b. a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.


2. a person who reasons adroitly and speciously rather than soundly.


3. a philosopher.

curious

Just wondering.

It seems that during my "time in the desert" as far as posting is concerned that there has been a lot of visitors to "The Antisophist". Not sure why the activity level picked up, so I was wondering if some of you could enlighten me?

All Clear!!

The Troll(s) have been identified. It was only a drill. It was good practice in the case of an actual Troll sighting or infestation. Let's go over the procedures again

1. identify the Troll(s) [they often work in pairs or groups, like wolfpacks]
2. give the Troll(s) a warning
3. begin shoveling up their feces [offensive posts]
4. enact security measures [turn on the comment approval button]

Thanks for the training to you Troll simulators.

reader comments will now be posted without delay.

Blog Trolls

Sorry for the delay in seeing your posts. I have some Blog Trolls
(see definition 1) who have decided that making witty and or insightful comments aren't enough.

I will be very tolerant of opposing viewpoints and commentary. I'm not looking to simply have a blog where everyone agrees with me and or eachother. But when the opposing commentary begins to degenerate into simple baiting, name calling, dead horse beating, or defamation, I won't let it stand.

So on an interim basis, I will be approving all comments before they are posted. Don't sweat it though, I won't censor authentic comments simply because I don't agree with the idea. It just may take some time before you see your comment on the blog.