The unity of Plato's Gorgias : rhetoric, justice, and the philosophic life /

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Author / Creator:Stauffer, Devin, 1970-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 191 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812307
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ISBN:051114704X
9780511147043
9780511499005
0511499000
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9781281836908
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9780511146022
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9781107156159
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
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Summary:"This book brings out the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias. Through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections, including Socrates' famous quarrel with Callicles, Devin Stauffer shows how the seemingly disparate themes of rhetoric, justice, and the philosophic life are woven together into a coherent whole. His interpretation of the Gorgias sheds new light on Plato's thought, showing that Plato and Socrates had a more favorable view of rhetoric than is usually supposed."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Stauffer, Devin, 1970- Unity of Plato's Gorgias. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 052185847X