PLATO, AND THE OTHER COMPANIONS OF SOKRATES.
PLATO,
and the
OTHER COMPANIONS OF SOKRATES.
by
GEORGE GROTE,
author of the ‘history of greece’.
A NEW EDITION.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
Vol. II.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1888.
The right of Translation is reserved.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XII.
ALKIBIADES I. AND II.
Situation supposed in the dialogue. Persons — Sokrates and Alkibiades
1
Exorbitant hopes and political ambition of Alkibiades
2
Questions put by Sokrates, in reference to Alkibiades in his intended function as adviser of the Athenians. What does he intend to advise themupon? What has he learnt, and what does he know?
ib.
Alkibiades intends to advise the Athenians on questions of war and peace. Questions of Sokrates thereupon. We must fight those whom it isbetter to fight — to what standard does better refer? To just and unjust
3
How, or from whom, has Alkibiades learnt to discern or distinguish Just and Unjust? He never learnt it from any one ; he always knew it, evenas a boy
4
Answer amended. Alkibiades learnt it from the multitude, as he learnt to speak Greek. — The multitude cannot teach just and unjust, forthey are at variance among themselves about it. Alkibiades is going to advise the Athenians about what he does not know himself
5
Answer farther amended. The Athenians do not generally debate about just or unjust — which they consider plain to every one — butabout expedient and inexpedient, which are not coincident with just and unjust. But neither does Alkibiades know the expedient. He asks Sokrates to explain. Sokrates declines: he can do nothing butquestion
6
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