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Gorgias

Author: Plato.; Walter Hamilton; C J Emlyn-Jones
Publisher: London ; New York : Penguin, 2004.
Series: Penguin classics.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : Rev. edView all editions and formats
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"Taking the form of a dialogue between 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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Early works to 1800
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Plato.; Walter Hamilton; C J Emlyn-Jones
ISBN: 0140449043 9780140449044
OCLC Number: 53388970
Language Note: Translated from Ancient Greek.
Description: 155 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents: Dialogue With Gorgias --
Dialogue With Polus --
Dialogue With Callicles.
Series Title: Penguin classics.
Other Titles: Gorgias.
Responsibility: Plato ; translated by Walter Hamilton and Chris Emlyn-Jones ; introduction, commentary and notes by Chris Emlyn-Jones.
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Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus  Read more...

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