Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 194 Plato (spurious and doubtful works) -428 -348 Alcibiades II Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Alcibiades Socrates Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Alcibiades II" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue, likely attributed to an imitator of Plato rather than the philosopher himself, and is believed to have been written in the second or third century BC. This work explores themes of knowledge, wisdom, and the nature of prayer, engaging with the idea of how humans petition the gods and the potential dangers of such requests, particularly what it means to seek good while unknowingly wishing for harm. In this dialogue, Socrates engages Alcibiades in a deep philosophical conversation about the nature of wisdom and the importance of discernment in prayer. They discuss the folly of seeking power and the consequences of ignorance, illustrated through examples of historical figures and myths. Alcibiades grapples with the understanding that many desires may lead to greater evils if granted, emphasizing the necessity of proper knowledge and the wisdom behind discerning what constitutes a true good. The dialogue concludes with Alcibiades realizing the importance of self-awareness before making prayers or decisions and opting to wait for guidance on how to approach the gods correctly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.7 (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: Philosophy & Ethics 66848 2025-07-01T10:22:34.873392 text/html 62263 2013-01-16T10:39:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 21157 2013-01-16T10:39:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 82547 2025-07-01T10:22:38.574318 application/epub+zip 81307 2025-07-01T10:22:36.444362 application/epub+zip 81306 2025-07-01T10:22:35.443340 application/epub+zip 153528 2025-07-01T10:22:40.170314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145623 2025-07-01T10:22:37.983355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117601 2022-09-01T12:02:57.954198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54065 2025-07-01T10:22:34.624369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53987 2008-09-21T09:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20041 2008-09-21T09:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19340 2025-07-01T10:22:40.293331 application/rdf+xml 9797 2025-07-01T10:22:35.917351 image/jpeg 2801 2025-07-01T10:22:35.680369 image/jpeg 80034 2025-07-01T10:22:34.880407 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