In Plato’s “Gorgias” (ca. 380 B.C.), Callicles, a young Sophist, predicts that if Socrates does not learn to argue, he will be unable to defend himself in court. Rhetoric, Callicles’ teacher Gorgias ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information For over 40 years, Philosophy and Rhetoric has published some of the most influential articles on relations between philosophy and ...

Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin University. He is part of an ARC funded grant on the history of philosophy, its practice and practices, and relations to the world. “A great deal of philosophy doesn’t ...

American Exceptionalism is the belief that, even when the U.S. is flawed in its policies, those politics are justifiable because there is something innately morally superior about being an American.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Isn't it obvious what a good life is all about? A life free of discomfort, secure, lots of treats, a little kudos? Some think the answer ...