The Gorgias

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Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
modern interpretations
gptkbp:character gptkb:Polus
gptkb:Gorgias
gptkb:Socrates
gptkb:Callicles
gptkbp:first_published 4th century BC
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Protagoras
gptkbp:historical_debate pleasure vs virtue
power vs justice
rhetoric vs philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gorgias
gptkbp:influence Western philosophy
rhetorical theory
sophistry
gptkbp:language gptkb:City
gptkbp:notable_quote " The soul is immortal."
" Better to suffer wrong than to do wrong."
" It is not easy to speak the truth."
" Rhetoric is the art of persuasion."
" The greatest good is to be just."
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Republic
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:theme gptkb:justice
gptkb:Author
ethics
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Platonic_Academy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4