Gorgias (Penguin Classics)
by Plato
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Author: PlatoCommentary: Chris Emlyn-Jones
Editor: Chris Emlyn-Jones
Introduction: Chris Emlyn-Jones
Translator: Chris Emlyn-Jones
Translator: Walter Hamilton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: Greek (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-29
ISBN: 0140449043
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Taking the form of a dialogue among Socrates, Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles, the Gorgias debates crucial questions about the nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles propounds the view that might is right, and the rhetorician Gorgias argues that oratory and the power to persuade represent "the greatest good," Socrates insists on the duty of politicians to consider the welfare of their citizens-a duty he believed had been dishonored in the Athens of his time. The dialogue offers fascinating insights into how classical Athens was governed and creates a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on subsequent political debate.General Books
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