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Title: Alcibiades I
Note: Socrates
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Alcibiades
Credits: Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger
Summary: "Alcibiades I" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue likely written in the early 4th century BC. The dialogue presents a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian statesman Alcibiades, exploring themes of self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political wisdom. The text delves into Alcibiades’ ambition as he prepares to enter public life, ultimately challenging his understanding of justice and the qualifications necessary for leadership. The opening portion of the dialogue establishes Alcibiades as an ambitious young man, proud of his wealth, looks, and lineage. Socrates, adopting his characteristic role of the interrogator, guides Alcibiades through a series of questions that reveal his ignorance about virtue and justice. Despite Alcibiades’ confidence in advising the Athenians, Socrates forces him to confront the fact that he does not possess the necessary knowledge to effectively govern or counsel his fellow citizens. As the discussion progresses, the dialogue emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge as a precursor to political responsibility, suggesting that true guidance in public affairs must come from understanding one’s own nature and the essence of justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Plato (spurious and doubtful works), 428? BCE-348? BCE
EBook No.: 1676
Published: Mar 1, 1999
Downloads: 934
Language: English
Subject: Classical literature
Subject: Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC
Subject: Virtue -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Alcibiades
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Alcibiades I
Note: Socrates
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Alcibiades
Credits: Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger
Summary: "Alcibiades I" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue likely written in the early 4th century BC. The dialogue presents a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian statesman Alcibiades, exploring themes of self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political wisdom. The text delves into Alcibiades’ ambition as he prepares to enter public life, ultimately challenging his understanding of justice and the qualifications necessary for leadership. The opening portion of the dialogue establishes Alcibiades as an ambitious young man, proud of his wealth, looks, and lineage. Socrates, adopting his characteristic role of the interrogator, guides Alcibiades through a series of questions that reveal his ignorance about virtue and justice. Despite Alcibiades’ confidence in advising the Athenians, Socrates forces him to confront the fact that he does not possess the necessary knowledge to effectively govern or counsel his fellow citizens. As the discussion progresses, the dialogue emphasizes the importance of self-knowledge as a precursor to political responsibility, suggesting that true guidance in public affairs must come from understanding one’s own nature and the essence of justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Plato (spurious and doubtful works), 428? BCE-348? BCE
EBook No.: 1676
Published: Mar 1, 1999
Downloads: 934
Language: English
Subject: Classical literature
Subject: Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC
Subject: Virtue -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Alcibiades
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.