Socrates and Alcibiades : Plato's drama of political ambition and philosophy /

In Socrates and Alcibiades, Ariel Helfer provides a new interpretation of Plato's account of the relationship between Socrates and the infamous Athenian general Alcibiades, in the process revealing a complex Platonic teaching on the nature and corruptibility of political ambition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helfer, Ariel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Plato. > Alcibiades I.
Plato. > Symposium.
Socrates.
Alcibiades I (Plato)
Symposium (Plato)
Ambition > Political aspects.
Ambition > Aspect politique.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Socrates' Promise and Alcibiades' Failure (Alcibiades 103- 116)
  • 2. The Exaltation of Virtue (Alcibiades 116-135)
  • 3. Rescuing Alcibiades (Second Alcibiades)
  • 4. A Puzzling Retrospective (Symposium 211- 222)
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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