Gorgias

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Creators: Plato (428? BCE-348? BCE) and Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) [Translator] "Gorgias" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 380 BC. Through probing questions at a dinner gathering, Socrates challenges self-proclaimed teachers of rhetoric about the true nature of their craft. Is rhetoric an art or merely flattery? Can persuasive speech be moral without philosophy? The dialogue explores whether the power of words serves truth and justice, or simply pleasure and political advantage, as Socrates confronts the celebrated rhetoricians of Athens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 7656

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