Gorgias (/ˈɡɔːrɡiəs/; Greek: Γοργίας [ɡorɡíaːs]) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates...
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English translation Gorgias, selected texts (from Plato's Gorgias) in Greek (with German translation and vocabulary notes) Gorgias, entry in the Internet...
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(1979). Plato: Gorgias. Oxford University Press. Irwin, T.H. (2011). "The Platonic Corpus". In Fine, G. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Plato. Oxford University...
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works such as Phaedo, or the dialogue Gorgias, written around 200–300 CE. Fragments of a different version of Plato's Republic were discovered in 1945, part...
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Theory of forms (redirect from Form (Plato))
realism is a theory widely credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato. The theory suggests that the physical world is not as real or true as "Forms"...
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Persuasion in Greece. Gorgias, a Sophist who preceded Aristotle, was interested in the orator's emotional appeal as well. Gorgias believed the orator was...
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Allegory of the cave (redirect from The Cave (Plato))
Plato's allegory of the cave is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a, Book VII) to compare "the effect...
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Plato's theory of the soul, which was inspired variously by the teachings of Socrates, considered the psyche (Ancient Greek: ψῡχή, romanized: psūkhḗ)...
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Platonic Academy (redirect from Plato's Academy)
variously known as Plato's Academy, the Platonic Academy, and the Academic School,[citation needed] was founded at Athens by Plato circa 387 BC. Aristotle...
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