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Should Speech and Debate Teachers Be Blamed for Bad Politicians? (Gorgias 3)

Political Philosophy

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The Teacher Shouldn't Be Blameworthy

Rhetorician Gorgias says he's in a better position than a doctor to give advice on public health, for instance. Socrates: This is an example of injustice because people elect them and choose for their advice. Here we get a hint of the kind of the liberal reasoning, you know, like one of the things that comes out when you read enough Plato.

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