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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Machek, David, Editor.

Mikeš, Vladimír, 1976- editor.

Series:

Brill's Plato studies series ; v. 17.

Brill's Plato studies series, 2452-2945 ; volume 17

Standardized Title:

Plato's Gorgias (Brill Academic Publishers)

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Plato. Gorgias.

Plato.

Physical Description:

ix, 241 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

Language Note:

Text in English, French, and German.

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 such a 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The purpose of rhetorical form in Plato / Tushar Irani

Se délivrer du plus grand mal / Louis-André Dorion

Socrates and the weakness of the strong man / Michael Erler.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Plato's Gorgias (Brill Academic Publishers) Plato's Gorgias

ISBN:

9789004699052

9004699058

OCLC:

1430653997