{"product_id":"9781350592360","title":"Socrates’ Attack on Rhetoric The Psychology of Insults in Plato’s ‘Gorgias’","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocrates’ Attack on Rhetoric\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Psychology of Insults in Plato’s ‘Gorgias’\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFreya Möbus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Plato's \u003ci\u003eGorgias\u003c\/i\u003e, Socrates attacks rhetoricians harshly. In this groundbreaking book, Freya Möbus argues that Socrates is not merely harsh but deliberately insulting-an insight that opens up a bold new reading of Plato's dialogue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough extensive historical and linguistic research, Möbus brings Socrates' insults of the rhetorician as a \u003ci\u003ekolax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eopsopoios\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ekinaidos\u003c\/i\u003e back to life. Against standard readings of these terms as flatterer, pastry chef, and catamite, she shows that Socrates in fact uses ancient Greek stock insults to criticize the rhetorician for his disingenuous performance of friendship, which nourishes intemperance and disorder in the individual, the community, and even the cosmos. To Socrates, rhetoricians are wrongdoers in need of correction, and this is precisely what he sets out to do. Continuing her original argument, Möbus contends that Socrates puts the rhetorician on trial in the \u003ci\u003eGorgias\u003c\/i\u003e for two reasons: to psychologically benefit the audience, showing them, in a humorous way, that they themselves have fallen victim to rhetoric, and to prosecute the rhetorician, using insult as a tool of philosophical reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy taking Socrates' words as precisely what they are – insulting speech – and uncovering their true cultural and philosophical meaning, \u003ci\u003eSocrates' Attack on Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e transforms our understanding not only of Socrates' case against rhetoric, but also of his psychology of correction and his practice of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFreya Möbus\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy   at Loyola University Chicago, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350592360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099405803660,"sku":"9781350592360","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a6df556b-a3f0-4b21-8e76-9125aa621790.jpg?v=1787139992","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350592360","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}