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Platoâs Gorgias: Speech, Soul and Politics
Series: - Brill's Plato Studies Series, Volume: 17
In the Gorgias Plato offers a synthesis of what he thinks about the bitter conflict between philosophical and non-philosophical approaches to oneâs 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.
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).
VladimÃr MikeÅ¡, 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 lâaction déterminée (2016) and Platoâs Cratylus (2022).
VladimÃr MikeÅ¡, 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 lâaction déterminée (2016) and Platoâs Cratylus (2022).
â[This volumeâs] 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 dialogueâs concluding myth. The contributions consistently uphold high standards of scholarly engagement and argumentation.â
-Andrew Beer, Christendom College, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.10.14
-Andrew Beer, Christendom College, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.10.14
This book is of interest to specialists and advanced students in ancient philosophy, as well as in modern theories of rhetoric (or argumentation) and politics.