By as early as 440 B. C., the Greek Age of the Enlightenment, with the rise of democracy, the Sophists had become the professional educators for those aspiring to a political career and provided them with the requisite instruction for public life. The Sophists WERE NOT particularly interested in the TRUTH but in intellectual eloquence. The Sophists used obfuscation and rhetorical ruses to win over an audience. P. S. The word DEMOCRACY evolves from an Greek word -- dèmokratia. Dèmo = people Kpatìa > Kratìa = power > government