| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 191 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Examining the Master of Rhetoric -- The Prelude (447a1-449c8) -- THE ENSNARING OF GORGIAS, PART ONE (449c9-455a7) -- The Ensnaring of Gorgias, Part Two (455a8-461b2) -- 2 Polus and the Dispute about Justice -- Socrates' Description of Rhetoric (462b3-466a3) -- Are Rhetoricians Powerful? (466a4-468e9) -- The Turn to Justice and the Socratic Thesis (468e6-470c3) -- Polus' "Refutation" of Socrates (470c4-471e1) -- SOCRATES' "REFUTATION" OF POLUS (471e2-481b5) -- 3 The Confrontation between Socrates and Callicles -- CALLICLES' OPENING SPEECH (482c4-486d1) -- SOCRATES' EXAMINATION OF CALLICLES' VIEW OF JUSTICE (486d2-491d4) -- MODERATION VERSUS IMMODERATION, AND THE QUESTION OF HEDONISM (491d4-499d8) -- 4 Socrates' Situation and the Rehabilitation of Rhetoric -- NOBLE RHETORIC, THE ORDER OF THE SOUL, AND THE SOCRATIC THESIS (502d10-508c3) -- SOCRATES' SITUATION, THE QUESTION OF ASSIMILATION, AND THE ISSUE OF SELF-PROTECTION (508c4-513d1) -- CALLICLES AND HIS HEROES, TRUE RHETORIC, AND SOCRATES' TRUE POLITICAL ART (513d1-522c3) -- THE LOGOS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE (522c4-13 527e7) -- Conclusion: A Final Reflection on Noble Rhetoric -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"This book brings out the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias. Through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections, including Socrates' famous quarrel with Callicles, Devin Stauffer shows how the seemingly disparate themes of rhetoric, justice, and the philosophic life are woven together into a coherent whole. His interpretation of the Gorgias sheds new light on Plato's thought, showing that Plato and Socrates had a more favorable view of rhetoric than is usually supposed."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Plato. Gorgias.
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| SUBJECT |
Gorgias (Plato) fast |
| Subject |
Justice (Philosophy)
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Rhetoric -- Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Justice (Philosophy)
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Rhetoric -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
051114704X |
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9780511147043 |
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9780511499005 |
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0511499000 |
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1281836907 |
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9781281836908 |
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0511146027 |
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9780511146022 |
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0511146469 |
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9780511146466 |
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1107156157 |
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9781107156159 |
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