Providing a challenging new interpretation of the Second Alcibiades from the Platonic corpus, this treatment sees the dialogue not only as a work of philosophic ethics, but also as one steeped in ancient literature, particularly Euripidean tragedy. The dialogue's philosophy is underpinned by an epistemology paying special attention to one's personal viewpoint, as its language shows. Dramatically, it presents a Socrates who falls into a similar trap from the one he steers Alcibiades away from, facing the dangers of a tragic character thanks to their mutual attraction. Understood in this way the dialogue, here retranslated to bring out such features, is revealed as the work of an author with linguistic and literary gifts who is deeply conscious of the human condition. While reminiscent of the Academic Skeptic picture of Plato, it is the work of somebody still moving cautiously in that direction.
| ISBN: | 9781733535786 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2023 |
| Author: | Harold Tarrant |
| Publisher: | Parmenides Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 259 pages |
| Series: | Platonica Minora, Dubia Et Spuria. The Unknown Plato. Shorter, Dubious, and Spurious Works in the Platonic Corpus |
| Genres: |
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Ethics and moral philosophy |
Providing a challenging new interpretation of the Second Alcibiades from the Platonic corpus, this treatment sees the dialogue not only as a work of philosophic ethics, but also as one steeped in ancient literature, particularly Euripidean tragedy. The dialogue's philosophy is underpinned by an epistemology paying special attention to one's personal viewpoint, as its language shows. Dramatically, it presents a Socrates who falls into a similar trap from the one he steers Alcibiades away from, facing the dangers of a tragic character thanks to their mutual attraction. Understood in this way the dialogue, here retranslated to bring out such features, is revealed as the work of an author with linguistic and literary gifts who is deeply conscious of the human condition. While reminiscent of the Academic Skeptic picture of Plato, it is the work of somebody still moving cautiously in that direction.
The Second Alcibiades features in the following genres: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Ethics and moral philosophy
The Second Alcibiades is available in Paperback
The Second Alcibiades was written by Harold Tarrant and published by Parmenides Publishing
The Second Alcibiades has 259 pages