Gorgias (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr ɡ i ə s /; [1] Greek: Γοργίας [ɡorɡíaːs]) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates and a small group at a …

Gorgias characterizes rhetoric as that which is practiced in a court of law, yet not until late in the dialogue do the rhetoricians realize that they are being cross-examined. Witnesses are called …

Socrates teaches in the Gorgias that human goodness or virtue includes concern for the good of others, while at the same time asserting that no one should act except for the sake of his own …

Gorgias is a detailed study of virtue founded upon an inquiry into the nature of rhetoric, art, power, temperance, justice, and good versus evil. As such, the dialogue both maintains independent …

The Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue written by Socrates' pupil Plato. As in all of Plato's dialogues, Socrates uses what is known as the "Socratic method" of question and answers to arrive at …

2007年5月9日 · Stauffer proposes to use “the most direct portrait” of the Socratic life in Plato’s Apology as a guide and observes similarities with the Gorgias: the conflict between politics …

2019年10月4日 · This chapter presents a reading of Protagoras and Gorgias. The two dialogues, whatever the relative chronology, both present conversations marked by skilfull …

In short, the Gorgias dialogue is Plato's most thorough and damning attack against rhetoric. Socrates matches wits against three different interlocutors: Gorgias (a mere performative …

2024年5月25日 · This chapter considers the relationship between the historical Gorgias of Leontini and Plato’s portrayal of him and his ideas in the Gorgias. By drawing on fragments …

2023年10月31日 · After a brief opening conversation, Socrates talks at some length with Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles in turn. These three conversations are of increasing length and intensity; …