POLI 2060 Chapter : Plato Gorgias
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27 448c: he cannot define what rhetoric is, socrates jumps in because he is not content with the answer, socrates begins the socratic questioning of the dialog. Amateur hour: the brief exchange between chaerephon and polus (448a-d) Socrates" questioning of gorgias: gorgias" claim #1: gorgias states that he is a rhetor a good one too! Polus" admonishment of socrates and socrates" rhetorical rebuttal. Class notes: how does socrates win, polus argues that fine does not equal good and bad does not equal shameful (socrates does not challenge this). Polus states that suffering injustice is worse, but doing injustice is more shameful. If doing injustice is more shameful than suffering injustice, either it is more painful or bad. Goods of soul better than goods of body. Better to punish the body justly than for the unjust soul to remain unjust (just punishment is good). Ugliness), there is badness in the soul (injustice, lack of learning, cowardness)
