− | '''Sophismata''' are ... | + | '''Sophismata''' (from the Latin plural of the Greek word meaning 'sophism') im [[Medieval philosophy]] are difficult or puzzling sentences presenting difficulties of logical analysis that must be solved. Sophismata-literature grew in importance during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and many important developments in philosophy (particularly in logic and natural philosophy) occurred as a result of investigations into ''sophismata''. |