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Category Archives: Alcibiades

63. Plato’s Dialogues: Alcibiades and the Challenge of Self-Examination

Alcibiades was a young man in Athens who seemingly had everything: looks, noble birth, friends and connections in high places, and intense ambition to go with it all. He was a proud young man who elicited envy from his peers. One person who wasn’t envious, but instead, deeply concerned, was none other than Socrates himself. […]

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Posted bySocratesAugust 1, 2022August 8, 2024Posted inAlcibiades, Greek Philosophy, Philosophy, Plato, Plato's Dialogues, Political Philosophy, SocratesTags: know thyself, knowing oneself is the key to wisdom, Plato's dialogue Alcibiades, self-knowledge, Socrates and Alcibiades, Socrates saves AlcibiadesLeave a comment on 63. Plato’s Dialogues: Alcibiades and the Challenge of Self-Examination
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