Commentary On Platos Gorgias

Author : Olympiodorus (the Younger, of Alexandria)
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004109728
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commentary on Plato's Gorgias written by Olympiodorus (the Younger, of Alexandria) and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1998 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a modern, annotated translation of antiquity's only extant commentary on Plato's moral and political dialogue "Gorgias," in which the author defends ancient Greek philosophy and culture at a time when Christianity has almost replaced it. The first translation into any modern language of a central work in Platonic studies is accompanied by annotations which guide the reader in understanding the obscurities of the text, an introduction to the main issues raised by it, and a bibliography of the modern literature.

Author : Robin Jackson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004321039
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Olympiodorus: Commentary on Platos Gorgias written by Robin Jackson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a translation of the only surving ancient commentary on Plato's Goroias, written by the Alexandrian Platonist Olympiodorus in the sixth century A.D. There are substantial notes on the commentary, which assist the reader to understand the context of Olympiodorus' Platonism, the choices available to him as an interpreter, and the special characteristics of his interpretation. A full introduction tackles the issues of greatest interest that arise from the work, including the author's mission as a Hellenist resisting Christian attacks on his discipline. Indices are provided. The authors show that there is much more of value in this commentary than has often been supposed, and that the differences between Olympiodorus' approach and those of modern commentators are often illuminating.

Author : Devin Stauffer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139448919
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias' written by Devin Stauffer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stauffer demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias through a careful analysis of the dialogue's three main sections. This includes Socrates' famous argumentative duel with Callicles, a passionate critic of justice and philosophy, showing how the seemingly disparate themes of rhetoric, justice and the philosophic life are woven together into a coherent whole. His interpretation of the Gorgias sheds new light on Plato's thought, showing that Plato and Socrates had a more favourable view of rhetoric than is usually supposed. Stauffer also challenges common assumptions concerning the character and purpose of some of Socrates' most famous claims about justice. Written as a close study of the Gorgias, Stauffer also treats broad questions concerning Plato's moral and political psychology and uncovers the view of the relationship between philosophy and politics that guided Plato as he wrote his dialogues.

Author : Alan Lee Keyes
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Use and Abuse of Rhetoric written by Alan Lee Keyes and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Plato
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192836304
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gorgias written by Plato and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value of rhetoric, the dialogue soon becomes aninvestigation into the value of these two contrasting ways of life. In a series of dazzling and bold arguments, Plato attempts to establish that only morality can bring a person true happiness, and to demolish alternative viewpoints. It is not suprising that Gorgias is one of Plato's most widely read dialogues. Philosophers read it for its coverage of central moral issues; others enjoy its vividness, clarity and occasional bitter humour. This new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an informativeintroduction.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Commentary on Plato's "Gorgias" written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Glenn Mazorol
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
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Download or read book Plato's rhetorical art written by David Glenn Mazorol and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Wardy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134757301
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Rhetoric written by Robert Wardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is rhetoric? Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it 'mere' rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? Robert Wardy uses Gorgias at the centre of this book and the debate.

Author : J. Clerk Shaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108492215
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plato's Gorgias written by J. Clerk Shaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Critical Guide offers detailed analysis of all parts of Plato's Gorgias, together with diverse perspectives on its advocacy of a philosophical, just life as against a life of rhetoric and injustice.

Author : Friedrich Walter Lenz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Quotations from Aelius Aristides in Olympiodorus' Commentary on Plato's "Gorgias" written by Friedrich Walter Lenz and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: