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Gorgias (Penguin Classics)

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ISBN: 9780140449044
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Page Count: 155
Publication Date: 6/1/2004
Size: 7.74" l x 5.04" w x 0.51"
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Philosophy History & Surveys
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 citizens - a duty he believed had been dishonored in the Athens of his time. The dialogue offers fascinating insights into how classical Athens was governed, as well as creating a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on subsequent political debate.

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