GorgiasPlatoRead freeBuy on AmazonAppears in 6 ideasEthics/PoliticsPunishmentIs punishment justified by retribution, by reform, or by deterrence?Custom and ConventionAre the laws and practices that govern human life grounded in nature, or are they merely the habits of particular peoples?EthicsVirtue and ViceWhat makes a person virtuous, and can virtue be taught?PoliticsTyrannyWhat makes a government tyrannical, and what remedy, if any, do the oppressed possess?Theology & MetaphysicsSinWhat is sin, how does it differ from vice or crime, and can humanity free itself from its weight?EpistemologyRhetoricWhat is the art of persuasion, and can it serve truth as well as power?