analysis of segments of plato’s Gorgias

Focusing closely on the details of the text, write analytical interpretations of the passages chosen; your discussion should include some or all of the following points, and you should feel free to consider other points you think relevant: the context of the passage; the purpose of the passage within its context, and its position within the structure of the dialogue as a whole; comment, analysis and interpretation of any points of philosophical, rhetorical, literary, dramatic, historical, or political interest; assessment of the significance of the arguments; your criticism.(n.b. Do not write in general terms about Plato, the Greeks, Philosophy or Rhetoric – anything not made relevant in relation to the passages, their arguments, their contexts and their significance may receive no credit.)

 
the extract is
466a (Polus: What is it you’re saying, then? …) – 467b (Polus: … Perfectly monstrous!)

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