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The Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias': Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life

The Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias': Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life

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Philosophy

ISBN10: 0521108322
ISBN13: 9780521108324
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 9 2009
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Devin Stauffer demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias, through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections, including Socrates' famous argumentative duel with Callicles, a passionate critic of justice and philosophy. He reveals how the seemingly disparate themes of rhetoric, justice, and the philosophic life are woven together into a coherent whole. Stauffer's interpretation of the Gorgias sheds new light on Plato's thought, indicating that Plato and Socrates had a more favorable view of rhetoric than is supposed, and challenges some of Socrates' most famous claims about justice.

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