Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Koskimies, Kaarlo 1851-1918 text utu 2018 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Gorgias" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 380 BC. In this work, Socrates confronts self-proclaimed teachers of rhetoric at a dinner gathering, challenging their claims about the art of persuasion. Through pointed questioning, he explores whether rhetoric is truly a craft or merely flattery, examines its moral implications, and investigates the relationship between persuasive speech and truth. The dialogue reveals tensions between philosophical inquiry and the popular rhetorical education valued in classical Athens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgias_(dialogue) Release date is 2018-05-12 E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Classical literature Political science -- Early works to 1800 Ethics -- Early works to 1800 B PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57145 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57145 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134321.0 57145