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Gorgias

by Plato (-428–-348)

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"Gorgias" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 380 BC. Through probing questions at a dinner gathering, Socrates challenges self-proclaimed teachers of rhetoric about the true nature of their craft. Is rhetoric an art or merely flattery? Can persuasive speech be moral without philosophy? The dialogue explores whether the power of words serves truth and justice, or simply pleasure and political advantage, as Socrates confronts the celebrated rhetoricians of Athens.

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  • Classical literature
  • Political science · Early works to 1800
  • Ethics · Early works to 1800

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GORGIAS

by Plato

Translated by Benjamin Jowett

INTRODUCTION
GORGIAS

INTRODUCTION

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This free edition of Gorgias by Plato comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1672, released 1999-03-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Classics of Literature, Philosophy & Ethics.

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