 | Socrates and Alcibiades: Plato''s Drama of Political Ambition and Philosophy In Socrates and Alcibiades , Ariel Helfer provides a new interpretation of Plato's account of the relationship between Socrates and the infamous Athenian general Alcibiades, in the process revealing a complex Platonic teaching on the nature and corruptibility of political ambition. Ariel Helfer teaches political science at Michigan State University. |
