pretty funny, if the practical consequences were
not so dire.

All of this especially relevant to Peirce because of the contrasts
between relative and non-relative (absolute, essential) thinking.

A fairer picture of the "sophist", based on scholarship instead of rumor,
delving into what the average sophist was really about, can be found in:

G.B. Kerferd, 'The Sophistic Movement', Cambridge University Press, 1981.

&gt; i admit that this isn't my area of expertise/primary interest at all,
&gt; but i figure