noun
Sophists
Refers to the Sophists of ancient Greece, a group of itinerant teachers and philosophers. Used in academic or historical contexts.
See also: ソフィスト
詭弁学派は古代ギリシャで活躍した教師たちを指す。
The Sophists refers to the teachers who were active in ancient Greece.
ソフィスト is the direct loanword from English 'Sophist', while 詭弁学派 is a native Japanese term that literally means 'sophistry school' and is less common in modern usage.
Compound of 詭弁 (sophistry) + 学派 (school of thought). The term is a Japanese calque for the Sophists of ancient Greece.