Alcibiades I by Plato
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"Alcibiades I" by Plato is a dialogue from ancient Greece. Socrates confronts the ambitious young Alcibiades just as he prepares to enter Athenian politics. Through persistent questioning, Socrates exposes the youth's ignorance about justice, virtue, and self-knowledge. He challenges Alcibiades to examine his soul and pursue true wisdom before seeking power. The dialogue explores whether the charismatic young man will accept Socrates as his mentor and commit to improving his character—or whether
political ambition will prove too strong. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Dubious author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | Alcibiades I |
| Note | Socrates |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Alcibiades |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC |
| Subject | Virtue -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Alcibiades |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1676 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1572 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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