At the end of this early dialogue, Plato does something unprecedented: he provides a myth of the…
We noted that Plato begins this dialogue with a declaration of war. The Gorgias is a…
Early in his discussion with Socrates, Callicles makes an ominous warning to Socrates:
At this point Socrates has effectively silenced Polus, showing, among other things, that committing injustice…
As the debate between Socrates and Polus develops, Polus is shocked at Socrates’ contempt for orators and…
At this point Polus intervenes. He is offended by Socrates’ refutation and eager to defend his master. He…
When Polus starts to launch into a speech, Socrates brushes him aside. He wants a…
Plato’s dialogue Gorgias begins in medias res. Socrates arrives late to a public lecture given by the…
About the same time that Isocrates published his pamphlet Against the Sophists, another pamphlet…