Plato's Gorgias : speech, soul and politics / edited by David Machek and Vladimír Mikes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Machek, David, editor.

Mikeš, Vladimír, 1976- editor.

Series:

Brill's Plato studies series ; Volume 17.

Brill's Plato Studies Series ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Gorgias.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2024]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 shedding light on its main topics: speech in its philosophical and non-philosophical forms, psychology in relation to virtuous life, and politics which charges the two former topics with high stakes that call for personal choices.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preliminary Material / David Machek and Vladimír Mikeš

Acknowledgments / David Machek and Vladimír Mikeš

Chapter 1 Is Ethically Neutral Rhetoric a Real Option for Plato? / Vladimír Mikeš

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 Mikeš

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 Mikeš

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 Mikeš.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004701878

9004701877

OCLC:

1433657327

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004701878 DOI