** "Gorgias" by Plato is a philosophical conversation from ancient Greece that looks into big ideas like what makes good speaking, the difference between knowing something and just thinking it's true, and what's right and wrong when it comes to fairness. The story features Socrates, who asks a lot of questions, and other characters like Gorgias, someone famous for being a good speaker, plus his students Polus and Callicles, who have strong opinions. Socrates wants to understand if speaking well is really a skill or just a way to trick people, and he talks to Gorgias and the others to show that knowing what's true is better than just being able to persuade people. The book becomes a battle of ideas, with Socrates trying to show that being good and honest is more important than having power or getting what you want. **
Gorgias
By Plato
** In a world of powerful words and persuasive voices, one man seeks the truth, igniting a fiery debate about what it truly means to live a good life.
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About the AuthorPlato, born Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato, born Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
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