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Title: Gorgias

Note: Reading ease score: 39.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen

Summary: "Gorgias" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the 4th century BC. The text features discussions on rhetoric, ethics, and the nature of power, primarily through the characters Socrates and Gorgias, a celebrated sophist. The dialogue critically examines the persuasive techniques of sophists and contrasts them with a search for genuine knowledge and virtue. The opening of "Gorgias" introduces the historical context of Greek philosophy, highlighting the transition from mythological understanding to rational inquiry. Plato sets the stage with a preface that discusses the role of sophists like Gorgias, who, with their rhetoric, shaped public discourse in Athens. At the start, Gorgias is portrayed as a master orator, with Socrates questioning his ideas on the nature of justice and the ethical implications of rhetoric. This establishes a framework for exploring the relationship between persuasion and truth, suggesting that mere eloquence can be dangerous if detached from moral substance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE

Translator: Forsman, Kaarlo, 1851-1918

EBook No.: 57145

Published: May 12, 2018

Downloads: 85

Language: Finnish

Subject: Classical literature

Subject: Political science -- Early works to 1800

Subject: Ethics -- Early works to 1800

LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Gorgias

Note: Reading ease score: 39.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen

Summary: "Gorgias" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the 4th century BC. The text features discussions on rhetoric, ethics, and the nature of power, primarily through the characters Socrates and Gorgias, a celebrated sophist. The dialogue critically examines the persuasive techniques of sophists and contrasts them with a search for genuine knowledge and virtue. The opening of "Gorgias" introduces the historical context of Greek philosophy, highlighting the transition from mythological understanding to rational inquiry. Plato sets the stage with a preface that discusses the role of sophists like Gorgias, who, with their rhetoric, shaped public discourse in Athens. At the start, Gorgias is portrayed as a master orator, with Socrates questioning his ideas on the nature of justice and the ethical implications of rhetoric. This establishes a framework for exploring the relationship between persuasion and truth, suggesting that mere eloquence can be dangerous if detached from moral substance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE

Translator: Forsman, Kaarlo, 1851-1918

EBook No.: 57145

Published: May 12, 2018

Downloads: 85

Language: Finnish

Subject: Classical literature

Subject: Political science -- Early works to 1800

Subject: Ethics -- Early works to 1800

LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.