Gorgias by Plato audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In Plato's Gorgias, a late-night conversation in Athens turns into a fierce trial of what it means to live well. Socrates meets the celebrated rhetorician Gorgias and his ambitious students, Polus and Callicles, and presses a deceptively simple question: is persuasive speaking a genuine craft that improves the soul, or merely a knack for winning crowds? As the debate intensifies, Socrates challenges the idea that power is measured by getting what you want, arguing instead that unchecked desire and public applause can hide a deeper kind of harm. His opponents defend rhetoric as the practical path to influence, pleasure, and political success, insisting that conventional morality is for the weak and that the strong should rule. Moving from sharp definitions to moral provocation, the dialogue examines justice, punishment, self-control, and the responsibilities of citizens and leaders. With relentless cross-examination and vivid examples, Socrates forces each speaker - and the listener - to confront whether a life devoted to winning is compatible with a life devoted to goodness.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:34:36) Chapter 2

(01:19:12) Chapter 3

(02:05:15) Chapter 4

(02:53:50) Chapter 5

(03:28:32) Chapter 6

(04:06:25) Chapter 7

(04:46:23) Chapter 8

(05:28:14) Chapter 9

(06:03:14) Chapter 10

(06:36:34) Chapter 11

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