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Plato's Gorgias

Plato's Gorgias
Gorgias of Leontini, a famous teacher of rhetoric, has come to Athens to recruit students, promising to teach them how to become leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house to hear Gorgias demonstrate the power of his art. This dialogue blends comic and serious discussion of the best human life, providing a penetrating examination of ethics. Is it better to suffer evil or to do evil? Is it better to do something wrong and avoid being caught, or to be caught and punished? Is pleasure the same as goodness? As the characters in the dialogue pursue these questions, the foundations of ethics and the nature of the good life are brought to light.

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Gorgias

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"If you're serious, and what you say is true, wouldn't that turn human life upside down?"


  • Paperback
  • ISBN: 978-1887250-01-6
  • Length: 115 pages
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  • Audio CD
  • ISBN: 978-1887250-13-9
  • Length: 2.9 hours
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  • Length: 2.9 hours
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  • Length: 48 pages
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