In "Gorgias," Plato explores the nature of rhetoric and its ethical implications. Through dialogues involving Socrates, Gorgias, and other characters, the text delves into the art of persuasion, morality, and the pursuit of true knowledge. It challenges the superficial use of rhetoric and advocates for virtue as the foundation of a just society. Read in English, unabridged.
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Plato (circa 423–347 BC) was a philosopher in ancient Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Plato, together along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle, laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially philosophy of the Western tradition.