Aristotele, Gorgia e lo sviluppo della retorica

Abstract

In Aristotle's presentation Gorgias seems to be only a rhetor unable to express any philosophically interesting view. The reason for that is that, in Aristotle's opinion, a clear and precise way of speaking is a necessary feature of every philosopher, and Gorgias prefers a complex and obscure style of speech. From the point of view of the evolution of rhetoric, Aristotle believes that Gorgias makes a drawback, because he makes appeal to the emotions and passions and not to logos.

Keywords

• Aristóteles
• Gorgias
• retórica
• lenguaje
• claridad
• discurso.