Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 1452 Plato (spurious and doubtful works) -428 -348 Alcibiades I Socrates Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Alcibiades Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "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 ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Classical literature Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Virtue -- Early works to 1800 Alcibiades PA Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 159376 2025-08-01T10:42:35.100053 text/html 154853 2013-01-16T10:34:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 44155 2013-01-16T10:35:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 107414 2025-08-01T10:42:39.873023 application/epub+zip 108151 2025-08-01T10:42:36.872036 application/epub+zip 108152 2025-08-01T10:42:35.741035 application/epub+zip 198117 2025-08-01T10:42:42.047007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187877 2025-08-01T10:42:39.196030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160838 2022-09-01T12:02:50.016116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129526 2025-08-01T10:42:34.361052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129456 2008-09-21T10:00:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42281 2008-09-21T10:04:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19155 2025-08-01T10:42:42.190988 application/rdf+xml 9778 2025-08-01T10:42:36.291015 image/jpeg 2803 2025-08-01T10:42:36.034013 image/jpeg 105231 2025-08-01T10:42:35.140023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia