Although it was influential for several hundred years after it
first appeared, doubts about the authenticity of the Platonic
Alcibiades I have unnecessarily impeded its interpretation ever
since. It positions itself firmly within the Platonic and Socratic
traditions, and should therefore be approached in the same way as
most other Platonic dialogues. It paints a vivid portrait of a
Socrates in his late thirties tackling the unrealistic ambitions of
the youthful Alcibiades, urging him to come to know himself and to
care for himself. Francois Renaud and Harold Tarrant re-examine the
drama and philosophy of Alcibiades I with an eye on those
interpreters who cherished it most. Modern scholars regularly play
down one or more of the religious, erotic, philosophic or dramatic
aspects of the dialogue, so ancient Platonist interpreters are
given special consideration. This rich study will interest a wide
range of readers in ancient philosophy.
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