What's different between Sophistry and Philosophy?

Marylee Lucks: sophism is a confusing or illogical argument used for deceiving someone.In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a group of teachers of philosophy and rhetoric.The term sophism originated from Greek sophistÄ"s, meaning "wise-ist", one who "does" wisdom, one who makes a business out of wisdom (sophós means "wise man").2- philosophy is the mother of all branches of knowledge.Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence,knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language....Show more

Gennie Shauer: . The Sophists were called sophists because of their philosophy.

Clementina Collelo: What Is Sophistry

Blaine Connett: As defined by Aristotle and the Greeks...Sophistry is: teaching the art of rhetoric for money.Philosophy is (literally): The love of wisdom, or as Socrates puts it, Wisdom is the highest good....Show more

Bruno Galasso: Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems con! cerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions (such as mysticism or mythology) by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned argument.Philosophy comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία [philosophia], which literally translates to "love of wisdom".In modern usage, sophism, sophist, and sophistry are derogatory terms, due to the influence of many past philosophers.A sophism is taken as a specious argument used for deceiving someone. It might be crafted to seem logical while actually being wrong, or it might use difficult words and complicated sentences to intimidate the audience into agreeing, or it might appeal to the audience's prejudices and emotions rather than logic, i.e. raising doubts towards the one asserting, rather than his assertion.A sophist is a user of sophisms, i.e., an insincere person trying to confuse or deceive people. S! ophists will try to persuade the audience while paying little ! attention to whether their argument is logical and factual....Show more

Alisia Sutphen: As I understand it, philosophy is, theoretically, the seeking of answers to life, etc., and sophistry is the justification of an already presumed answer. However, since we all justify our beliefs to fit our own unspoken agenda, perhaps there is little real difference between the two. The only difference may be in the mind of someone who is trying to justify his sophistry as philosophy....Show more