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Gorgias (Hackett Classics) by Donald J. Zeyl (Translator), James A. Arieti (Editor), Roger M. Barrus (Editor) Paperback, 133 Pages, Published 1987 ISBN-10: 0-87220-016-7 / 0872200167 ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-016-6 / 9780872200166 Taking the form of a dialogue among Socrates, Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles, the Gorgias debates crucial questions about the nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles propounds the view that might is right, and the rhetorician Gorgias argues that oratory and the power to persuade |