Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Plato (spurious and doubtful works) -428 -348 Alcibiades II Socrates Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Alcibiades II" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue, likely attributed to an imitator of Plato rather than the philosopher himself, and is believed to have been written in the second or third century BC. This work explores themes of knowledge, wisdom, and the nature of prayer, engaging with the idea of how humans petition the gods and the potential dangers of such requests, particularly what it means to seek good while unknowingly wishing for harm. In this dialogue, Socrates engages Alcibiades in a deep philosophical conversation about the nature of wisdom and the importance of discernment in prayer. They discuss the folly of seeking power and the consequences of ignorance, illustrated through examples of historical figures and myths. Alcibiades grapples with the understanding that many desires may lead to greater evils if granted, emphasizing the necessity of proper knowledge and the wisdom behind discerning what constitutes a true good. The dialogue concludes with Alcibiades realizing the importance of self-awareness before making prayers or decisions and opting to wait for guidance on how to approach the gods correctly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Classical literature Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Virtue -- Early works to 1800 Alcibiades PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 66737 66746 2024-09-01T10:39:42.024962 2023-10-01T09:41:53.945198 text/html text/html 62263 2013-01-16T10:39:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 21157 2013-01-16T10:39:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 63343 2024-09-01T10:39:45.498908 application/epub+zip 62337 2024-09-01T10:39:43.319923 application/epub+zip 62336 2024-09-01T10:39:42.518922 application/epub+zip 125430 2024-09-01T10:39:47.205925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117503 2024-09-01T10:39:44.971937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117601 2022-09-01T12:02:57.954198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54065 54041 2024-09-01T10:39:41.776959 2023-10-01T09:41:53.739208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53987 2008-09-21T09:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20041 2008-09-21T09:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18717 2024-09-01T10:39:47.352892 application/rdf+xml 9788 2024-09-01T10:39:42.885918 image/jpeg 2792 2024-09-01T10:39:42.701932 image/jpeg 62116 2024-09-01T10:39:42.032932 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog