Gorgias
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Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that examines the nature of rhetoric, justice, and the good life through a debate between Socrates and the sophist Gorgias.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protagoras | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Is it worse to suffer injustice or to commit it?
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Is rhetoric a true art or a mere knack? ⓘ What constitutes a good and just life? ⓘ What is rhetoric? ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| featuresDebateBetween |
Socrates and Callicles
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Socrates and Gorgias ⓘ Socrates and Polus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contrast between pleasure and the good
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critique of sophistry ⓘ distinction between rhetoric and philosophy ⓘ nature of persuasion ⓘ relationship between power and justice ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy
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ethics ⓘ political thought ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Callicles
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Gorgias ⓘ
surface form:
Gorgias of Leontini
Polus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gorgias
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surface form:
Gorgias of Leontini
|
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethics
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justice ⓘ knowledge ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ pleasure ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ power ⓘ punishment ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ the good life ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| positionOfCallicles |
justice is the advantage of the stronger
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the good life is a life of unrestricted pleasure and power ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnGoodLife | the good life is a disciplined and just life ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnJustice | it is worse to do injustice than to suffer it ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnPunishment | punishment is a cure for the soul ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnRhetoric |
rhetoric is a form of flattery
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rhetoric is not a true art but a knack ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Protagoras
subject surface form:
Euthydemus