For Wednesday

I posted, and then it disappeared! So my second one will be shorter. In any case, it was late already, so sorry. I figured you had enough to read, at least:

For Wednesday, come with notes from Gorgias that identify the major criticisms Plato (via Socrates) levels at rhetoric - be ready to think through the his reasons and your reactions to them. Also, write a question about something you don't understand within the text.

We're opening the semester getting a broad outline of some of the ethical issues surrounding rhetoric, because we'll return to them this semester. But we'll also be turning to politics soon, and these questions will remain front and center.

I'll write some more tomorrow about Gorgias; let me know if you have any questions or concerns about anything related to the class. I always appreciate feedback that lets me change how things are going.