Sophistics is the paradigm of a discourse that does things with words. It is not pure rhetoric, as Plato wants us to believe, but it provides an alternative to the philosophical mainstream. A sophistic history of philosophy questions the orthodox philosophical history of philosophy: that of ontology and truth in itself. This book showcases unusual Presocratics, wreaking havoc with the fetish of true and false. Theirlogoi perform politics and perform reality. Their sophistic practice can shed crucial light on contemporary events.Abstract: Sophistics is the paradigm of a discourse that does things with words. It is not pure rhetoric, as Plato want us to believe, but it provides an alternative to the philosophical mainstream. This bookconstitutes a major contribution to the debate between philosophical pluralism, unitarism, and pragmatism.