Antimoerus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίμοιρος) was a sophist of ancient Greece. He was a native of Mende in Thrace, and is mentioned with praise among the disciples of the sophist Protagoras.[1][2] This is the only reference to Antimoerus that has survived to the present day.[3]
Because those studying with sophists were typically obtaining their education in order to enter a political career, Antimoerus was unusual in that he was studying with Protagoras in order to follow in his teacher's footsteps and become a sophist himself.[4][5]
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- ^ Plato, Protagoras p. 315a.
- ^ Themistius, Orat. xxix. p. 347d
- ^ Wolfsdorf, David (2015). "Sophistic Method and Practice". In Bloomer, W. Martin (ed.). Blackwell Companion to Ancient Education. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 73. ISBN 9781444337532. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ O'Grady, Patricia (2013). The Sophists: An Introduction. A&C Black. p. 155. ISBN 9781472521194. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ Pangle, Thomas L.; Lomax, J. Harvey (2013). Political Philosophy Cross-Examined: Perennial Challenges to the Philosophic Life. Recovering Political Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 8. ISBN 9781137299635. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Antimoerus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 191.
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