Gorgias Paperback - 2004
by Plato; Walter Hamilton (Translator); Chris Emlyn-Jones (Translator)
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 '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 and creates a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on subsequent political debate.
Summary
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 “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 and creates a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on subsequent political debate.
- A revised edition of Walter Hamilton's distinguished translation, with new editorial material
- Includes chronology, glossary, index, and suggestions for further reading
Details
- Title Gorgias
- Author Plato; Walter Hamilton (Translator); Chris Emlyn-Jones (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 155
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 2004-06-29
- Features Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140449044 / 0140449043
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.1 x 0.52 in (19.76 x 12.95 x 1.32 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1230
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Library of Congress subjects Political science, Ethics
- Dewey Decimal Code 170
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