
Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Socrates Tears Alcibiades from the Embrace of Sensual Pleasure, 1791
11,025 words
Author’s Note:
What follows is a transcription by V.S. of a lecture on Plato’s Alcibiades I. The translation of Alcibiades I referenced is by Carnes Lord in The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987). To listen to the audio in a player, click here. To download the mp3, right-click here and choose “save target as.”
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What Socrates Knew
Plato’s Alcibiades I
Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Socrates Tears Alcibiades from the Embrace of Sensual Pleasure, 1791
11,025 words
Author’s Note:
What follows is a transcription by V.S. of a lecture on Plato’s Alcibiades I. The translation of Alcibiades I referenced is by Carnes Lord in The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues, ed. Thomas L. Pangle (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987). To listen to the audio in a player, click here. To download the mp3, right-click here and choose “save target as.”
Today, we’re going to be looking at Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I. Read more …