The Rhetoric of Morality and Philosophy: Plato's Gorgias and Phaedrus

by Seth Benardete

Book Overview

The Rhetoric of Morality and Philosophy, one of the most groundbreaking works of twentieth-century Platonic studies, is now back in print for a new generation of students and scholars to discover. In this volume, distinguished classicist Seth Benardete interprets and pairs two important Platonic dialogues, the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, illuminating Socrates' notion of rhetoric and Plato's conception of morality and eros in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226042413
• ISBN13: 9780226042411
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"