Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias'

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 Go...