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      POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN PLATO'S ALCIBIADES I Translated title: Psicología Política en el Alcibiades I de Platón

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          The following essay presents a close reading of the Platonic dialogue Alcibiades I. In the text, Socrates is depicted as a young teacher approaching young Alcibiades, a future prominent and hubristic ruler of post-Periclean democratic Athens. In his propadeutic task, Socrates appeals to Alcibiades' unlimited self-love in order to gain his confidence and attention, rousing his spirited ambition and keen intellect, trying to tempt him into becoming a philosopher. We explore the roots of Alcibiades' character, his desire for primacy intermingled with his fear of failure. For motives that will be explored in this essay, the mayeutic education of Alcibiades towards the life of wisdom not only failed, but also had undesired political outcomes. Would a more powerful Socrates have been able to procure Alcibiades' ultimate allegiance? The Alcibiades I sheds light on the roots and potential limitations of the study of Platonic political philosophy.

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          Este ensayo propone una lectura del diálogo platónico Alcibíades I. En el texto, vemos a Sócrates como joven maestro aproximándose al también joven Alcibíades, quien sabemos se convertirá en un prominente y hubristico gobernante de la Atenas democrática post-Periclea. En su tarea propedéutica, Sócrates apela al amor propio ilimitado de Alcibíades con el fin de ganar su confianza y atención, incitando su espíritu de ambición y su agudo intelecto, tratando de tentarlo hacia la vida filosófica. En el texto exploramos las raíces del carácter de Alcibíades, su deseo de primacía enlazado con su temor al fracaso. La educación mayéutica de Alcibíades hacia la vida filosófica no sólo falló, sino que además tuvo indeseables consecuencias políticas. ¿Habría sido un Sócrates más poderoso capaz de procurarse la lealtad última de Alcibíades? El Alcibíades I arroja luz sobre las raíces y limitaciones potenciales del estudio de la filosofía política platónica.

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          pafi
          Praxis Filosófica
          Prax. filos.
          Universidad del Valle (Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia )
          0120-4688
          2389-9387
          July 2010
          : 31
          : 25-44
          Affiliations
          [01] orgnameUniversidad Externado de Colombia
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          S0120-46882010000200002 S0120-4688(10)00003102
          b4fe96c7-7818-4dee-b892-054a85732761

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          : August 2010
          : March 2010
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          Mayéutica socrática,dialectic,thumos,government,classical political philosophy,Socratic mayeutics,dialéctica,gobierno,filosofía política clásica

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