Plato on Political Rhetoric

Generally, Plato was regarded as being hostile to However, I will show that in Plato’s some important political dialogues he still verifies the significance of rhetoric or persuasion. Then, I list the attacks of Plato on his contemporary which is called in the essay as politician On the other hand, Plato also articulates the characteristics of true which I name as rhetoric. In order to elaborate rhetoric, I take Pericles as an example to show how the dialectic rhetoric could work in the real political world. Finally, I point out that dialectical rhetoric still can give some reflection for today’s political It contains the ideal of the good, caring the soul of the audience, speaking the truth, insisting the right thing with reason, etc.