What is Gorgias' On Nature about?

Gorgias' On Nature claims nothing exists or, if it does, it cannot be understood and, if understood, cannot be communicated to someone else.

Why was Gorgias' On Nature written?

It is thought to have been written as a refutation of Parmenides' claims on the unity of existence or as a showpiece of rhetoric or for both reasons.

Does Gorgias' On Nature still exist?

Gorgias' On Nature exists today only as a fragment preserved in the work Against the Professors by Sextus Empiricus and a lesser known anonymous work.

Is Gorgias' On Nature known by any other name?

Gorgias' On Nature is also known as On the Non-Existent because he claims nothing exists.

Gorgias' On Nature (On the Non-Existent)

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