Alcibiades

By Plato

This dialogic book recreates the encounter where Socrates dismantled a young leader's confidence. You will discover why ambition without self-knowledge is dangerous, what it truly means to care for your soul, and how the ancient command 'know thyself' applies with full force to your own life and decisions.

Influencers, politicians, entrepreneurs: everyone wants to lead, yet few pause to ask whether they understand themselves. Plato wrote the Alcibiades around 390 BC as a portrait of youthful ambition meeting Socratic scrutiny. Socrates forces the talented Alcibiades to confront the gap between his desires and his self-knowledge. You will undergo the same examination and find out where you truly stand.