Gorgias

Why can the art of rhetoric not impart knowledge, according to Gorgias?

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The philosophers discuss that rhetoric is meant as a tool for speech and comprehension. However, rhetoric itself is not laborious or an activity. The philosophers claim that rhetoric cannot impart knowledge because knowledge is only obtained through activity.

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Gorgias