Plato's Alcibiades II
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Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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| Plato's Alcibiades II canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Plato's Alcibiades II Context triple: [Alcibiades, portrayedIn, Plato's Alcibiades II]
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Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
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Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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Hippias Minor
Hippias Minor is a Socratic dialogue traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates debates the nature of lying and whether the voluntary wrongdoer is better than the involuntary one.
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Philebus
Philebus is one of Plato’s later philosophical dialogues, chiefly concerned with examining the nature of pleasure, knowledge, and the good life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato's Alcibiades II Target entity description: Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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A.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
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B.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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C.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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D.
Hippias Minor
Hippias Minor is a Socratic dialogue traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates debates the nature of lying and whether the voluntary wrongdoer is better than the involuntary one.
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E.
Philebus
Philebus is one of Plato’s later philosophical dialogues, chiefly concerned with examining the nature of pleasure, knowledge, and the good life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ ancient Greek philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage moral and intellectual self-examination
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show the dangers of ignorant prayer ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus |
considered spurious by many modern scholars
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disputed ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
divine favor
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knowledge of good and bad ⓘ knowledge of oneself ⓘ |
| century | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| conclusion |
one should pray only for good things
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self-knowledge is necessary to know what is good ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic elenchus ⓘ |
| features |
Socrates questioning Alcibiades about his understanding of prayer
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discussion of whether people know what is truly good for them ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alcibiades
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Socrates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
proper way to pray
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relation between knowledge and piety ⓘ self-knowledge as prerequisite for good action ⓘ what one should ask from the gods ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Alcibiades, Athenian statesman
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linked to:
Alcibiades
Socrates, Athenian philosopher ⓘ
linked to:
Socrates
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| influenced | later discussions of Christian prayer and piety ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
piety
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prayer ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
Can one pray well without knowledge of the good?
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Is self-knowledge necessary for piety? ⓘ What should humans ask from the gods? ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethics
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knowledge of the good ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Alcibiades I
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linked to:
Alcibiades
Euthyphro ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| tradition | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Plato ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | manuscript tradition of Plato’s works ⓘ |
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