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  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    0872200167
  • ISBN-13:
    9780872200166
  • PUB. DATE:
    December 1986
  • PUBLISHER:
    Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
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Gorgias / Edition 1 by Donald J. Zeyl (Translator), Plato

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Gorgias should be mandatory reading for anyone who is involved in government or holds a position of authority. Socrates' arguments slip by unchecked at times, but the dialogue should (and I think will) inspire consideration of important issues of power and responsibility. I recommend to all as essential reading.
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Gorgias

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  • Pub. Date: December 1986
  • Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Sales Rank: 284,873
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One of Plato's most widely read dialogues, Gorgias treats the temptations of worldly success and the rewards of the genuinely moral life. Appealing to philosophers as a classic text of moral philosophy--and to everyone for its vividness, clarity, and occassional bitter humor--this new translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and an illuminating and accessible introduction.

Biography

Robin Waterfield was commissioning editor at Penguin between 1988-91, and now works as a consultant editor for Collins Harvill, freelance translator, and writer of children's books. His acclaimed translations of Plato include Philebus (1982), Theaetus (1987), Early Socratic Dialogues (1987), Republic (1993), and Symposium (1994). He lives in Teddington, Surrey.