Download or read book Alcibiades I written by Plato and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The First Alcibiades', Socrates converses with the ambitious and proud Alcibiades, who seeks guidance before entering public life. As they discuss the essence of politics, Socrates challenges Alcibiades' knowledge of justice, and the youth concedes that he knows nothing about politics. Socrates warns him of the education, might, and richness of foreign rulers and stresses the importance of self-knowledge.