ABSTRACT
§ 1 . With the Sophists a new era begins in the history of psychology. Though we may not speak of the Sophists as a school, or indeed as having a definite body of doctrine common to them, there is one aspect of Sophistic teaching which deserves to be regarded as a common characteristic. For the Sophists interpret their age in trying to restore the individual and assert his rights, and this element, common to all enlightenments, seems to furnish the peculiar flavour of their work.
