{"product_id":"9783319152684","title":"SpringerBriefs in Philosophy: A Philosophical Account of Plato’s Dialogue Alcibiades Major","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Philosophy: A Philosophical Account of Plato’s Dialogue Alcibiades Major\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eArchie, Andre\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides the first full, political and philosophically rigorous account of Plato’s dialogue \u003ci\u003eAlcibiades Major\u003c\/i\u003e. The book argues that \u003ci\u003eAlcibiades Major\u003c\/i\u003e accomplishes its goal, which is to redirect Alcibiades’ political ambitions, not by arguing for specific propositions based on specific premises. The dialogue accomplishes its goal by generalizing the notion of argument to include appeals to Alcibiades’ doxastic attitudes toward his ability and knowledge to become a powerful ruler of the Greek people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne such doxastic attitude that Alcibiades holds about himself, and one that Socrates deftly disabuses him of, is that he does not have to cultivate himself to be competitive with the local, Athenian politicians. Socrates reminds Alcibiades that his true competitors are not Athenian politicians, but rather the Spartan and Persian kings. Consequently, the psychological momentum of the dialogue is motivated by Socrates’ aim to engender the right sort of beliefs in Alcibiades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-03-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319152684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-15269-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 143\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44480507445388,"sku":"9783319152684","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319152684.jpg?v=1775784256","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319152684","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}