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698:. They discuss that the "ruling principle" of man is not the body but the soul. Somebody's true lover loves his soul, while the lover of the body flies as soon as the youth fades. With this Socrates proves that he is the only true lover of Alcibiades. "From this day forward, I must and will follow you as you have followed me; I will be the disciple, and you shall be my master", proclaims the youth. Together they will work on to improve Alcibiades' character because only the virtuous has the right to govern. Tyrannical power should not be the aim of individuals but people accept to be commanded by a superior. 2387: 1282: 1089: 1983: 548: 39: 655:, the leader of the Athenian state. Alcibiades has many admirers and had many lovers but they have all run away, afraid of his coldness. Socrates was the first of his lovers but he has not spoken to him for many years. Now the older man tries to help the youth with his questions before Alcibiades presents himself in front of the 666:
The first topic they enter is the essence of politics – war and peace. Socrates claims that people should fight on just grounds, but he doubts that Alcibiades has any knowledge about justice. Prodded by Socrates’ questioning, Alcibiades admits that he has never learned the nature of justice from a
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Alcibiades suggests that politics is not about justice but expediency and the two principles could be opposed. Socrates persuades him that he is mistaken, and there is no expediency without justice. The humiliated youth concedes that he knows nothing about politics.
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R.S. Bluck, although unimpressed by previous arguments against the dialogue's authenticity, tentatively suggests a date after the end of Plato's life, approximately 343/2 BC, based especially on "a striking parallelism between the
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After this interlude the dialogue proceeds with further questioning about the rules of society. Socrates points to the many contradictions in Alcibiades’ thoughts. Later they agree that man has to follow the advice of the famous
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In the preface Alcibiades is described as an ambitious young man who is eager to enter public life. He is extremely proud of his good looks, noble birth, many friends, possessions and his connection to
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Later Alcibiades says that he is not concerned about his ignorance because all the other Athenian politicians are ignorant. Socrates reminds him that his true rivals are the
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A later dating has also been defended. Nicholas Denyer suggests that it was written in the 350s BC, when Plato, back in Athens, could reflect on the similarities between
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In the last sentence Socrates expresses his hope that Alcibiades will persist, but he has fears because the power of the state "may be too much" for both of them.
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has also been sought in the hypothesis that the first two-thirds of the dialogue was written by some other member of the
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Knowledge article at ]; see its history for attribution.
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in the six dialogues widely believed to have been composed in the period to which Denyer assigns
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research supports Plato's authorship, and some scholars have recently defended its authenticity.
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A compromise solution to the difficult issues of dating attending the linguistic features of
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argued against the ascription to Plato. Subsequently its popularity declined. However,
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and its authenticity was never doubted. It was not until the 19th century that the
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The Hermeneutics of the Subject: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1981–1982
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Young, Charles M., "Plato and Computer Dating", in Nicholas D. Smith (ed.),
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Jirsa, Jakub (2009). "Authenticity of the Alcibiades I: Some Reflections".
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to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
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Plato: Critical Assessments volume 1: General Issues of Interpretation
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analysis supported this tradition, dating the work to the 390s.
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On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates
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has been considered an early dialogue. Gerard Ledger's
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R.S. Bluck, "The Origin of the Greater Alcibiades,"
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Index

a series
Platonism

Life
Theory of forms
Form of the Good
Theory of soul
Epistemology
Political philosophy
Euthyphro dilemma
Demiurge
Atlantis
The Republic
Allegory of the cave
Analogy of the Sun
Analogy of the divided line
Philosopher king
Ship of State
Ring of Gyges
Myth of Er
The works of Plato
Euthyphro
Apology
Crito
Phaedo
Cratylus
Theaetetus
Sophist
Statesman
Parmenides

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