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The First Alcibiades or Alcibiades I by Plato is a dialogue featuring Alcibiades in conversation with Socrates. The first topic they explore is the essence of politics - war and peace. Socrates claims that people must fight on just grounds, but he doubts that Alcibiades has any... Read Full Overview

El Primer Alcib ades o Alcib ades I es un di logo ficticio entre Alcib ades y S crates. La obra se atribuye a Plat n, aunque los estudiosos tienen diversos puntos de vista sobre su autenticidad. La dataci n del texto es controvertida; convencionalmente se fecha en la primera... Read Full Overview

A spark of ancient wisdom, rekindled for today's readers. Alcibiades I opens a doorway into classical philosophy dialogue that feels electric in the modern age, where questions of ethics, virtue, and power still matter as they did in ancient Athens. In this enduring work, Plato... Read Full Overview

"Alcibiades I" from Plato. Philosopher in Classical Greece (427-347).

It seems impossible to separate by any exact line the genuine writings of Plato from the spurious. The only external evidence to them which is of much value is that of Aristotle; for the Alexandrian catalogues of a century later include manifest forgeries. Even the value of the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

L'Alcibiade majeur (ou Sur la Nature de l'Homme), aussi appel Premier Alcibiade, est un dialogue platonicien. Il traite des capacit s et qualit s qu'Alcibiade, qui veut entamer une carri re comme homme politique, doit poss der.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We... Read Full Overview

"Alcibiades I" is a dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, believed to have been written around 390 BCE. The dialogue features a conversation between Socrates and Alcibiades, a prominent Athenian politician and military commander. In the dialogue, Socrates attempts... Read Full Overview

"Alcibiades I" from Plato. Philosopher in Classical Greece (427-347).

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Alcibiades I" is a dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, believed to have been written around 390 BCE. The dialogue features a conversation between Socrates and Alcibiades, a prominent Athenian politician and military commander. In the dialogue, Socrates attempts... Read Full Overview

"Alcibiades I," attributed to Plato, presents a Socratic dialogue exploring fundamental questions of ethics and self-knowledge. Focusing on the relationship between Socrates and the prominent Athenian statesman Alcibiades, the text delves into the complexities of political... Read Full Overview