Overview

Gorgias of Leontini, a famous teacher of rhetoric, has come to Athens to recruit students, promising to teach them how to become leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house to hear Gorgias demonstrate the power of his art. This dialogue blends comic and serious discussion of the best life, providing a penetrating examination of ethics.Is it better to suffer evil or to do evil? Is it better to do something wrong and avoid being caught or to be caught and punished? Is pleasure the same as goodness? As the characters in the dialogue pursue these questions, the foundations of ethics and the nature of the good life come to light. Gorgias was written not only for the 4th century BC, but for all time.

ISBN-13

9781887250016

ISBN-10

1887250018

List Price

$14.00

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

114 pages

Publisher

Agora Pubns

Published On

1994-01-01



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