Sophism arose from the juxtaposition of physis (nature) and nomos (law). John Burnet posits its origin in the scientific progress of the previous centuries which suggested that Being was radically different from what was experienced by the senses and, if comprehensible at all, was not comprehensible in terms of order; the world in which people lived, on the other hand, was one of law and order, albeit of humankind's own making.Burnet, Greek Philosophy, 105–10. At the same time, nature was constant, while what was by law differed from one place to another and could be changed.
Sophism arose from the juxtaposition of physis (nature) and nomos (law) John Burnet posits its origin in the scientific progress of the previous centuries which suggested that Being was radically different from what was experienced by the senses and if comprehensible at all was not comprehensible in terms of order; the world in which people lived on the other hand was one of law and order albeit of humankind's own makingBurnet Greek Philosophy 105–10 At the same time nature was constant while what was by law differed from one place to another and could be changed