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9780672601811
Gorgias
by Plato, Helmbold, W. C., Helmbold, W. C.
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- ISBN-13: 9780672601811
- ISBN: 0672601818
- Publisher: Pearson
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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 athe greatest good, a Socrates insists on the duty of politicians to consider the welfare of their citizensaa 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.Plato is the author of 'Gorgias' with ISBN 9780672601811 and ISBN 0672601818.
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