Plato's Gorgias
Written by Plato
Narrated by Ray Childs
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Is it better to suffer evil or to do evil? Is it better to do something wrong and avoid being caught or to be caught and punished? Is pleasure the same as goodness? As the characters in the dialogue pursue these questions, the foundations of ethics and the nature of the good life come to light.
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Plato
Plato, one of the most renowned ancient Greek philosophers, was born in 427 B.C. to an aristocratic and wealthy family, which played a prominent part in Athenian politics. Plato in conjunction his teacher, Socrates, and his pupil, Aristotle helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and culture. While primarily influenced by Socrates, Plato’s work was also affected by the philosophies of Heraclitus, Parmenides, and the Pythagoreans. Under the guidance of Socrates, Plato devoted himself to the pursuit of wisdom and upon Socrates’ death, joined a group of the Socratic disciples gathered at Megara. Later he travelled in Egypt, Magna Graecia, and Sicily. He returned to Athens and founded a school, known as the Academy, which seems to have been his home base for the remainder of his life. While thirty-five dialogues and thirteen letters have traditionally been ascribed to Plato, modern scholarship doubts the authenticity of some of them. His early dialogues are also known as the Socratic dialogues and include Apology, Crito, Euthyphro, and Protagoras. He followed these with his transitional dialogues: Gorgias, Meno , and Euthydemus . The Symposium and the Republic are considered the centerpieces of Plato's middle period and are considered some of his most revered work, and other middle dialogues include Phaedo, Phaedrus, and Theaetetus. Plato’s Laws is the best known dialogues of his late period. Plato died in 347 B.C.
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Reviews for Plato's Gorgias
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of Plato’s best, on the nature of rhetoric versus logic (sophism vs. philosophy).
Gorgias is the best overall introduction to Socrates and his situation, and a more relevant dialogue than the Republic. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing debates, really amazing to see wisdom so long ago
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great book, keep skipping little bits at the end of a section so I miss out on a few seconds. Socrates really likes the idea of justice: injustice should never be done and bad people should be punished to become just people. He’s quite a spiritual person and his morality seems to reflect that.