Gorgias

Plato

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 149 pages

Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates debates Gorgias and others about rhetoric, justice, and happiness. It asks whether rhetoric is a true art or merely persuasion, and what makes a good life. It is worth listening to for its lively arguments about power, truth, and morality.

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