tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post1360393755290151149..comments2023-02-08T01:04:35.595-08:00Comments on Rhetoric at the Rim of Reality: Return to Plato's CaveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531059125199831797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post-90150974988454916732012-09-30T19:15:46.981-07:002012-09-30T19:15:46.981-07:00The Sophists did get their name from the Greek wor...The Sophists did get their name from the Greek word "sophos" meaning wisdom. We see the root "sophos" in several English words including "sophomore" (being a little wiser than freshmen), "philosophy" (a combination of "philos" meaning "love of" and sophos, thus "a love of wisdom"), and "sophistication."<br /><br />As for the connection between "kairos" and "context," I would say that is a mere phonetic coincidence since (as far as I know) the English word "context" comes from a Latin expression meaning "to weave together." <br /><br />Thanks for commenting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531059125199831797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652827944014124948.post-1062166458898385102012-09-30T17:10:42.631-07:002012-09-30T17:10:42.631-07:00So etymologically speaking, is kairos the origin o...So etymologically speaking, is kairos the origin of the word 'context' and Sophist the origin of 'sophistry'?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669283119027579298noreply@blogger.com