false 70271532 33152 1354 0140449043 9780140449044 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208238m/1354.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158208238s/1354.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1354.Gorgias 3.73 405 Gorgias 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 “the greatest good,” Socrates insists on the duty of politicians to consider the welfare of their citizens—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.]]> 879 3.86 18996 1140 1952 4 0 false Sat Oct 31 12:28:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:41:26 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 12:28:01 -0700 2009