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Socrates and Gorgias
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In this article, the interpretation of Gorgias' conversation with Socrates about the nature of rhetoric in the Gorgia has been investigated, and an alternative account of the conversation has been proposed.Abstract:
In this paper I try to solve some problems concerning the interpretation of Socrates’ conversation with Gorgias about the nature of rhetoric in Plato’s Gorgias (448e6-461b2). I begin by clarifying what, ethically, is at stake in the conversation (section 2). In the main body of the paper (sections 3-6) I address the question of what we are to understand Gorgias as believing about the nature of rhetoric: I criticise accounts given by Charles Kahn and John Cooper, and suggest an alternative account of my own. In the final section I spell out some of the implications of my account for the interpretation of the Gorgias , and of Plato more generally.read more
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Moral Injury in Contemporary Ethics: The Application of a Socratic Idea
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the Socratic moral claim that being a moral wrongdoer is worse for the wrongdoers than it is for the victim, and present a typology of what the ancient concept of moral injury looks like in contemporary ethics.
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The origins of property rights: a comparison on the basis of John Locke’s concept of property and his natural law limits based on reason.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that if we are to search for well-founded solutions for the preservation of our natural community, natural resources, animals, and mankind as a whole, modern society must reassess the current positive common law of property and if possible, the source of the problem.
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Plato on the Value of Philosophy: The Art of Argument in the Gorgias and Phaedrus
TL;DR: In this article, Irani presents a comprehensive and innovative reading of the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, the only two Platonic dialogues to focus on what an "art of argument" should look like, treating each of the texts individually, yet ultimately demonstrating how each can best be understood in light of the other.
The Unity of the Gorgias
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an interpretation of the Gorgias such that it can genuinely be grasped as a unity, that is, it will show that the formal structure of the dialogue is essentially related to the dialogue's content, and also that every section of a dialogue can be seen to have a logical and necessary place within the whole.
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Plato’s Gorgias and the Power of Λόγος
TL;DR: The authors argued that Gorgias is interested in the just and the unjust only insofaras being a persuasive speaker on these topics is a prerequisite for the successful exercise of power in the political domain.