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Plato's Gorgias

By: Plato
Narrated by: Ray Childs
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Gorgias of Leontini, a famous teacher of rhetoric, has come to Athens to recruit students, promising to teach them how to become leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house to hear Gorgias demonstrate the power of his art. This dialogue blends comic and serious discussion of the best life, providing a penetrating examination of ethics.

Is it better to suffer evil or to do evil? Is it better to do something wrong and avoid being caught or to be caught and punished? Is pleasure the same as goodness? As the characters in the dialogue pursue these questions, the foundations of ethics and the nature of the good life come to light.

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Loved the narrator, made reading and understanding it much easier! Interesting discussion to listen to, too

Very easy to listen to and understand

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Best version I've found. Would love to know what translation you used so I can read along :)

Great version! What translation is this?

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Everybody should listen or read this beautiful pilar of western culture. Socrates through Plato is moving in an existential and deep human and universal way.

Beautiful Classic

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