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The Unity of Plato´s ´Gorgias´: Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life
Devin Stauffer
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paperback. This book demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias, showing how seemingly disparate themes are woven together. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Stauffer demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections. This includes Socrates' famous argumentative duel with Callicles, a passionate critic of justice and philosophy, showing 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 favourable view of rhetoric than is usually supposed. Stauffer also challenges common assumptions concerning the character and purpose of some of Socrates' most famous claims about justice. Written ... Read more
Stauffer demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections. This includes Socrates' famous argumentative duel with Callicles, a passionate critic of justice and philosophy, showing 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 favourable view of rhetoric than is usually supposed. Stauffer also challenges common assumptions concerning the character and purpose of some of Socrates' most famous claims about justice. Written ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521108324
SKU
V9780521108324
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About Devin Stauffer
Devin Stauffer is assistant professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of Plato's Introduction to the Question of Justice, and coauthor and co-translator of Empire and the Ends of Politics: Plato's Menexenus and Pericles' Funeral Oration.
Reviews for The Unity of Plato´s ´Gorgias´: Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life
' … an essential and thought-provoking companion to the serious study of this dialogue in any academic discipline … Stauffer has written an admirable book.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review