I think you're mistaken about the Sophists hating Socrates. At the time, Socrates was considered to be a Sophist. He was one of them.
The people who hated Socrates were the politicians. Socrates had demonstrated that they did not know what they claimed to know, and that was threatening to them. This was not a threat to the typical Sophist as the typical Sophist would point to their being two sides to every issue and discerning truth was difficult or impossible or needed to be redefined.
Thank you for this.
I have been comparing Charlie Kirk to Socrates for days.
It is a trope that should catch on.
I think you're mistaken about the Sophists hating Socrates. At the time, Socrates was considered to be a Sophist. He was one of them.
The people who hated Socrates were the politicians. Socrates had demonstrated that they did not know what they claimed to know, and that was threatening to them. This was not a threat to the typical Sophist as the typical Sophist would point to their being two sides to every issue and discerning truth was difficult or impossible or needed to be redefined.
It’s inescapable that the root of the problem is that the professors in question do not recognize the spark of divinity in themselves or others.
Amen to that!