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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 shedding light on its main topics: speech in its philosophical and non-philosophical forms, psychology in relation to virtuous life, and politics which charges the two former topics with high stakes that call for personal choices.
Price: $159.00
Pages: 242
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
06 June 2024
ISBN: 9789004699052
Format: Hardcover
“[This volume’s] greatest strength is the breadth of topics covered and the variety of methods employed by the contributors. There are studies on the moral value of rhetoric and Socratic philosophy; rhetorical aspects of Socratic philosophizing; the moral psychology implied in the Gorgias; the use of tragic material drawn from Euripides; and the significance of the dialogue’s concluding myth. The contributions consistently uphold high standards of scholarly engagement and argumentation.”
-Andrew Beer, Christendom College, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.10.14
-Andrew Beer, Christendom College, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.10.14
David Machek, Ph.D. (2015), University of Toronto, is a lecturer at the University of Berne and a research fellow at Charles University. He has recently published a monograph The Life Worth Living in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy (2023).
Vladimír Mikeš, Ph.D. (2009), Charles University in Prague, is a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Philosophy). He has published and edited mainly on the Stoics and Plato, including Le paradoxe stoïcien: liberté de l’action déterminée (2016) and Plato’s Cratylus (2022).
Vladimír Mikeš, Ph.D. (2009), Charles University in Prague, is a researcher at the Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Philosophy). He has published and edited mainly on the Stoics and Plato, including Le paradoxe stoïcien: liberté de l’action déterminée (2016) and Plato’s Cratylus (2022).