Plato's Gorgias: Speech, Soul and Politics /

In the Gorgias Plato offers a synthesis of what he thinks about the bitter conflict between philosophical and non-philosophical approaches to one's responsibilities in private and public life. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of this historically and conceptually rich canvas by s...

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Other Authors: Machek, David (Editor), Mikeš, Vladimír (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Brill's Plato Studies Series ; 17.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

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Call Number: B371

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Preliminary Material /
  • David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Acknowledgments /
  • David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Chapter 1 Is Ethically Neutral Rhetoric a Real Option for Plato? /
  • Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Chapter 2 The Value of Communication in the Gorgias : Modelling Value in Speech /
  • Frisbee C.C. Sheffield
  • Chapter 3 What Is True Rhetoric in Plato's Gorgias ? /
  • Jamie Dow
  • Chapter 4 The Purpose of Rhetorical Form in Plato /
  • Tushar Irani
  • Part 2 Psychology and Virtue /
  • David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Chapter 5 Psychic Conflict and Intrinsic Value in the Gorgias /
  • Naly Thaler
  • Chapter 6 Se délivrer du plus grand mal : elenchos et châtiment dans le Gorgias /
  • Louis-André Dorion
  • Chapter 7 The Perils of Phronesis: Socrates' Understanding of Excellence in Plato's Gorgias /
  • Emilia Cucinotta
  • Chapter 8 Warum ist Unrechttun schlimmer als Unrechtleiden? /
  • David Machek
  • Part 3 Politics and Way of Life /
  • David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Chapter 9 De l'Amphion d'Euripide au Socrate de Platon : héroïsme tragique et héroïsme philosophique dans le Gorgias /
  • Marie-Pierre Noël
  • Chapter 10 Judicial Reform and the Meaning of the Eschatological Myth in the Gorgias /
  • Veronika Konrádová
  • Chapter 11 Socrates and the Weakness of the Strong Man: Plato's Polemic against Populisms in the Gorgias /
  • Michael Erler
  • Back Matter
  • Index Locorum /
  • David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡.