Depictions of "sophists" in fifthcentury Athens, and background for Socratic philosophy. We should emphasize the distinction between (1) persons sometimes called sophists in the 5th century, and (2) "sophism" as an outlook criticized by Plato and other Socratics as they set philosophy apart.
00:00 Introduction
02:50 Introducing the sophists
13:23 Key "sophists": Protagoras, Gorgias, Anaxagoras
17:52 Aspasia of Miletus
24:15 Socrates of Athens: A preview
27:08 "Sophism" in philosophical critique: relativism and selfinterest
39:54 Review