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Alcibiade
by
Plato
The Alcibiades was widely read in antiquity as the very best introduction to Plato. In spite of its ancient reputation, many modern scholars have thought that the Alcibiades is not by Plato and it has therefore lacked a decent commentary. This edition remedies that situation. The notes explain difficulties of linguistic, literary and philosophical detail. The introduction...more
Paperback, 243 pages
Published
January 18th 1999
by Flammarion
(first published October 9th 1996)
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I still have trouble believing that this was written by Plato. When compared to the Symposium, these two books give two very different and interesting views of Alcibiades' character. If you lived in Ancient Greece and desired to become a philosopher, this would be one of the first texts your teacher would give you. In that sense, the book is kind of awesome.
Que faire et pourquoi, quand on a de l'ambition ?
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Birth c. 428–427 BC, Athens
Death c. 348–347 BC, Athens
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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Death c. 348–347 BC, Athens
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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“I was the first man to fall in love with you, son of Clinias, and now that the others have stopped pursuing you I suppose you're wondering why I'm the only one who hasn't given up - and also why, when the others pestered you with conversation, I never even spoke to you all these years. Human causes didn't enter into it; I was prevented by some divine being, the effect of which you'll hear later on. But now it no longer prevents me, so here I am. I'm confident it won't prevent me in future either.”
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