The Problem of Alcibiades: Plato on Moral Education and the Many

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 49:1-36 (2015)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

Socrates’ admirers and successors in the fourth century and beyond often felt the need to explain Socrates’ reputed relationship with Alcibiades, and to defend Socrates against the charge that he was a corrupting influence on Alcibiades. In this paper I examine Plato’s response to this problem and have two main aims. First, I will argue in Section 2 that

Author's Profile

Joshua Wilburn
Wayne State University

Analytics

Added to PP
2015-01-27

Downloads
859 (#15,455)

6 months
96 (#40,463)

Historical graph of downloads since first upload
This graph includes both downloads from PhilArchive and clicks on external links on PhilPapers.
How can I increase my downloads?