On Sunday, 12 December 1999, rj wrote: But the term "sophist" is an insult. RJ -- Following the lead of the French, American academics have sought to redeem the sophists -- to place them in opposition to Plato and, therefore, on the side of deconstruction. For a fun and feminist example, check out Susan Jarratt's REREADING THE SOPHISTS . . . Andrew Walser