THEMES: On the essence of politics, on war and peace, weighing on whether justice and expediency are really disparate, on the nature of justice and injustice, on the ruling principle in man, on the meaning of the Delphian inscription “Know thyself” SOCRATES: I dare say that you may be surprised to find, O son of Cleinias, … Continue reading First Alcibiades! (Synopsis – highlights & unredacted quotes lifted from the Socratic dialogue by Plato, Benjamin Jowett translation) →