false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208238m/1354.jpg 1354 37 Taking the form of a dialogue among Socrates, Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles, the <I>Gorgias</I> debates crucial questions about the nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles propounds the view that might is right, and the rhetorician Gorgias argues that oratory and the power to persuade represent &#147;the greatest good,&#148; Socrates insists on the duty of politicians to consider the welfare of their citizens&#151;a duty he believed had been dishonored in the Athens of his time. The dialogue offers fascinating insights into how classical Athens was governed and creates a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on subsequent political debate. 5528 1952 Gorgias total:441|5:119|4:137|3:139|2:39|1:7| 441 1645 605 27 5 1 false false Sun Mar 02 00:31:54 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 00:32:00 -0800 2008
“And of all that has been said, nothing remains unshaken but the saying, that to do injustice is more to be avoided than to suffer injustice, and that the reality and not the appearance of virtue is to be fo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 11:59:10 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 11:59:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 07:31:22 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 07:33:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 00:13:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 00:16:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 09:54:32 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 09:56:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:31:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 00:32:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 19:40:31 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 20:51:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:15:25 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 22:16:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 11:07:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:03:50 -0700 2008
The dialog itself is very interesting. It debates the value of oratory as an art form, and discusses the vir...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 22:13:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 22:14:43 -0700 2009
What should a review be here?]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 20:17:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:17:59 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 00:46:09 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 00:47:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 12 21:44:12 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 21:48:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 12 18:58:43 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:01:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 17 15:32:24 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 15:37:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:48:33 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 00:48:33 -0700 2008 5 0 true false Sun Jan 20 11:45:04 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 11 10:36:39 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 11:10:09 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Oct 29 06:29:58 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 06:31:03 -0700 2007 That said, it was an interesting play.
Round and round the arguement would go, leading everywhere, touching on everything, yet never really answering the questions at hand....

circular talking at its best.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 13 21:30:54 -0700 2006 Tue Oct 17 07:13:04 -0700 2006 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 06 09:56:35 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 10:02:52 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1354