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The Platonic Alcibiades I: The Dialogue and its Ancient Reception
François Renaud
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hardcover. This book re-examines the drama and philosophy of Alcibiades I through the eyes of those interpreters who cherished it most. Num Pages: 306 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
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. François Renaud and Harold Tarrant re-examine the drama and philosophy of Alcibiades I with an eye ... Read more
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. François Renaud and Harold Tarrant re-examine the drama and philosophy of Alcibiades I with an eye ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521199124
SKU
KSG0034664
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About François Renaud
François Renaud is a Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Moncton (New Brunswick). He has published mostly on Plato, Platonic interpretation both in Antiquity and in modern times, and Plato's Socratic legacy. His major publications include Hermeneutic Philosophy and Plato: Gadamer's Response to the Philebus (co-edited with Christopher Gill, 2010). Harold Tarrant is Emeritus Professor at the University of ... Read more
Reviews for The Platonic Alcibiades I: The Dialogue and its Ancient Reception
'The book is furnished with an appropriate bibliography and two indices. It is a fine work of scholarship.' Peter Lautner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review