Этика vs Γοργίας: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ethics, Political science, Philosophy, History
Этика
Ethics: Origin and Development is a book by Peter Kropotkin, published posthumously in 1921. It continues the argument of Mutual Aid, that sociable morality is essential to human survival. It was translated into English…
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Γοργίας
There is a well-known saying that the whole of Western Philosophy is footnotes of Plato. This is because his writings have set the schema that philosophy can be said to have followed ever since. Following under the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Γοργίας is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Этика.
- Этика has the widest readership — 28175 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Этика | Γοργίας | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (28175) | 3.9 (15294) |
Reception
| Этика | Γοργίας | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28175 | 15294 |
| Editions | 54 | 224 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8 |
| Written reviews | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3139 |
| Pages | 349 | 134 |