“That is just what I suspected you meant, Gorgias. But don’t be surprised if a little later on I repeat this procedure and ask additional questions when the answer seems to be already clear. This, as I say, is not…
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The Art of Rhetoric
by lminnis209 • • 0 Comments
Gorgias tries to defend his ideas on what rhetoric stands for and tries to define the term to Socrates. Socrates allows Gorgias to hang himself with his definition of the term and Socrates pokes holes into Gorgias ideas. SOCRATES:…
The Responsibilities of Rhetoric
by Anne Engert • • 1 Comment
It would be easy to imagine that the conversations of ancient Greek philosophers, while certainly of historical interest, might have little relevancy to our lives today. Such an assumption would, however, be a mistake. As I read through the four…