Other Works
Alcibiades I
- Recommended translations:- "Alcibiades I," trans. C. Lord in The Roots of Political Philosophy, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Cornell, 1987).
- Socrates and Alcibiades: Four Texts, ed. David Johnson (Focus, 2003).
Excerpt: Socrates Son of Cleinias, I think it must surprise you that I, the first of all your lovers, am the only one of them who has not given up his suit and thrown you over, and whereas they have all pestered you with their conversation I have not spoken… MoreAlcibiades II
- Recommended translations:- "Alcibiades II," trans. C. Lord in The Roots of Political Philosophy, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Cornell, 1987).
- "Alcibiades II," trans. A. Kenny in Plato: Complete Works, ed. J. M. Cooper (Hackett, 1997).
- Socrates and Alcibiades: Four Texts, ed. David Johnson (Focus, 2003).
Excerpt: Socrates Alcibiades, are you on your way to offer a prayer to the god? Alcibiades I am, certainly, Socrates. Socrates You seem, let me say, to have a gloomy look, and to keep your eyes on the ground, as though you were pondering something. Alcibiades… More
Commentary
On the Alcibiades I
- Forde, Steven, "On the Alcibiades I," The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues," ed. Thomas L. Pangle, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987, 222-39.Excerpt: The Alcibiades I was held in the greatest esteem in the Platonic school of antiquity. There was a tradition in fact that placed the dialogue at the head of all of Plato’s works, as the opening to the entire corpus; hence, perhaps, the… MoreOn the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues
- Bruell, Christopher, On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.Excerpt: Nothing is so well established in our Western democracies today as the right of each to seek happiness in his or her own way. It is as if a pass to that effect had been issued to us at birth. This much is obvious. Less obvious is the fact that… More