Sign-In
Cart
The Gorgias of Plato (Revised Text, Exegetical Notes, New Translation)
Hardcover
PhilosophyAncient GreeceGeneral Sociology
ISBN13: 9781680531589
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: Nov 14 2024
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.91
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Fifth Century Athens, in its Golden Age, was at once the most powerful and the most democratic of the Greek city-states: this precarious combination called into being a new art, the art of oratory, whereby the wealth and prominence of a political career could be won by mere speech. Itinerant teachers of these new techniques of persuasion bedazzled up-and-coming men with the prospect of power and fame, and taught them for a significant fee. Of these the most dazzling was Gorgias of Sicily.
But speech is the articulation of thought, thought the world of the soul, and the soul the seat of conscience and self-knowledge. By a miracle to which we owe the foundations of our Western Civilization, philosophy was born in Athens during this same period, most saliently in the person of Socrates, whose life exactly coincided with the Athenian Golden Age. He discovered the life of the mind, and found a way to live that life with others, his fellow citizens, by an activity quite different from oratory and lecture, which he called dialogue.
The orator thinks language his tool, but in dialogue with Socrates he might discover that language knows him better than he knows himself and leaves him no place to hide: he might choose silence instead.
This is the first complete study of the text in English for sixty years.
Also in
Ancient Greece
Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
Kousser, Rachel
Hardcover
Classical Mythology A to Z: An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places
Giesecke, Annette
Hardcover
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures
Hughes, Bettany
Paperback
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
Ryan, Garrett
Paperback
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
Mayor, Adrienne
Paperback
The Muse of History: The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
Murray, Oswyn
Hardcover
The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Reames, Robin
Hardcover
The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity
Heneage, James
Paperback
Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece
Romm, James
Hardcover
Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy Was the Offspring of the Egyptian Mystery System
James, George G. M.
Paperback
Mythology: Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
Clayton, Matt
Hardcover
Selected Discourses - The Wisdom of Epictetus: The Stoic Classic
Epictetus
Butler-Bowdon, Tom
Hardcover
Helen of Troy: Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Hughes, Bettany
Paperback
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
Hale, John R.
Paperback
Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
Hall, Edith
Paperback
Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation
Lefkowitz, Mary R.
Fant, Maureen B.
Paperback
24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
Matyszak, Philip
Paperback
Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
Strauss, Barry
Paperback
Uncovering Greek Mythology: A Beginner's Guide into the World of Greek Gods and Goddesses
Russo, Lucas
Paperback
After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
Scott, Brandon
Taussig, Hal
Vearncombe, Erin
Hardcover
By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
Worthington, Ian
Paperback
Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
Mayor, Adrienne
Paperback
Mythos: Guía Ilustrada de Mitología Griega / Mythos: An Illustrated Guide to Greek Mythology
Santos, Carlota
Paperback
Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City
Adams, Mark
Paperback
Greek Mythology: A Complete Guide to Greek Mythology, Greek Gods, and Ancient Greece
Walsh, Andrew
Paperback
The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine
Kuriyama, Shigehisa
Paperback
The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers and the Last Days of Greek Freedom
Romm, James
Paperback
To the Ends of the Earth: How Ancient Conquerors, Explorers, Scientists, and Traders Connected the World
Schulz, Raimund J.
Savage, Robert
Hardcover
The Library, Books 16-20: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Successors
Siculus, Diodorus
Paperback
The Landmark Achilles: In Search of His Palace, His Family, Homer, the War, and the Bronze Age Mediterranean
Brianas, James George
Paperback
The Twelve Caesars (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Suetonius
Hardcover
Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer -- And the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets
Marchant, Jo
Paperback
Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
Kaldellis, Anthony
Paperback
The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise
Vallianatos, Evaggelos
Paperback