Gorgias's Thought

<p><em>Gorgias’s Thought: An Epistemological Reading</em> is the first monograph published in English entirely devoted to Gorgias’s epistemological thought and provides a new perspective on Gorgias’s thought more broadly.</p><p>The book aims to undermine the common idea that Gorgias is either an orator uncommitted to any conception of truth or a thinker whose interest is confined to the philosophy of language. It considers his major texts—<em>On What is Not or On Nature</em> <em>The</em> <i>Apology of Palamedes </i>and <em>The</em> <em>Encomium of Helen</em>—emphasising the originality and specificity of Gorgias’ thought. In combining a philological analysis with substantive use of contemporary epistemological approaches Di Iulio shows that Gorgias is to be considered first and foremost an epistemologist.</p><p>Gorgias’s Thought: An Epistemological Reading is of interest to students scholars and specialists in ancient thought epistemology history of philosophy and rhetoric.</p>