Meeting Alcibiades on his way to pray, Socrates asks whether he knows what he should ask the gods for, since men often pray for things that would ruin them. The dialogue weighs ignorance, madness and wisdom through examples like Orestes. Jowett’s introduction explains why most scholars think it was written by a later follower rather than Plato himself.
A short, thought-provoking dialogue on prayer and self-knowledge from the Platonic tradition. Download the free EPUB.