Was Euclid a sophiste or a stoic?

semantics, modern research in ancient logic, Aristotle's logic, Stoic logic, and directions for future research in ...... Euclidean proof in terms of Stoic propositional Iogic does not justify attributing to Euclid a knowledge of ...... des Dialoges Sophistes', Museum Helveticllm 2 (1945), 166-194. [14] Diirr, K. read more

In modern usage, sophism, sophist and sophistry are redefined and used disparagingly. A sophism is a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone. A sophist is a person who reasons with clever but fallacious and deceptive arguments. read more

The Sophists taught many subjects, including mathematics, science, and history. However, they were best known for teaching rhetoric, or the art of public speaking and debate. Sophists did not believe that the gods influenced human actions. read more