Plato’s Gorgias: Speech, Soul and Politics / / edited by David Machek and Vladimír Mikeš.

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 s...

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Superior document:Brill's Plato Studies Series ; 17
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.
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Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's Plato Studies Series ; 17.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Physical Description:1 online resource (250 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Preliminary Material / David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Acknowledgments / David Machek and Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • Chapter 1 Is Ethically Neutral Rhetoric a Real Option for Plato? / Vladimír MikeÅ¡
  • 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 MikeÅ¡
  • 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 MikeÅ¡
  • 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 MikeÅ¡.