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Plato, Gorgias

Plato, from Raphael, The School of Athens

Plato, Gorgias (c. 380BCE)
Edition used: Hackett
Public domain version: Wikisource

 

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Faculty: Christina Hendricks
Lecture Title: “Remodeling the Soul”
Lecture date: September 23, 2013
Theme: Remake/Remodel

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  1. Discuss the relation between fiction and truth in Plato’s Gorgias.
  2. Using Plato’s own criteria from Gorgias, what distinguishes a work of philosophy from a purely fictional story, and does the Gorgias itself fulfill the criteria for a philosophical work?
  3. Why, in your view, does Plato use a dialogue between characters to make his arguments in Gorgias?
  4. Is Plato better characterized as a philosopher, or as an orator, given what he says in Gorgias?

 

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