Plato

Alcibiades I (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"Alcibiades I" is a dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, believed to have been written around 390 BCE. The dialogue features a conversation between Socrates and Alcibiades, a prominent Athenian politician and military commander. In the dialogue, Socrates attempts to educate Alcibiades on the true nature of politics, virtue, and wisdom. Alcibiades is presented as arrogant and ignorant, and Socrates attempts to humble him and show him the limitations of his knowledge. Throughout the dialogue, Socrates questions Alcibiades on his beliefs about politics and morality and exposes his inconsistencies and contradictions. Socrates argues that true wisdom comes not from external accomplishments or material possessions, but from self-knowledge and inner virtue. "Alcibiades I" is considered one of Plato's most important works, and is notable for its exploration of the relationship between politics and philosophy. The dialogue also provides a fascinating insight into the political and social world of ancient Athens, and the personalities and ambitions of its leading figures. Plato was a prominent philosopher of ancient Greece and is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. He is best known for his philosophical dialogues, which explore a wide range of topics, including ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology. Plato's ideas have had a profound influence on Western philosophy and continue to be studied and debated by scholars today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789357489645
• Artikelnr.: 68483004

Autorenporträt

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 - 348/347 BC) was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the pivotal figure in the history of Ancient Greek and Western philosophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle.[a] Plato has also often been cited as one of the founders of Western religion and spirituality.[4] The so-called Neoplatonism of philosophers like Plotinus and Porphyry influenced Saint Augustine and thus Christianity. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."[5] Plato was the innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy. Plato is also considered the founder of Western political philosophy. His most famous contribution is the theory of Forms known by pure reason, in which Plato presents a solution to the problem of universals known as Platonism (also ambiguously called either Platonic realism or Platonic idealism). He is also the namesake of Platonic love and the Platonic solids. His own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been along with Socrates, the pre-Socratics Pythagoras, Heraclitus and Parmenides, although few of his predecessors' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself.[b] Unlike the work of nearly all of his contemporaries, Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years.[7] Although their popularity has fluctuated over the years, the works of Plato have never been without readers since the time they were written