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    Second Alcibiades (or On Praying) by Plato

    Second Alcibiades (or On Praying) by Plato

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    Second Alcibiades (or On Praying) by Plato

    FromPhilosophy Audiobooks

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    Length:
    42 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Second Alcibiades (ΑΛΚΙΒΙΑΔΗΣ Β) is also known as On Prayer. It is not certain whether Plato was the author. The text discusses prayer and concludes that it is best not to ask for specific things from God. Translated by George Burges. Illumination: Cutting from an Antiphonal c. 1465 attributed to Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate.
    Released:
    Nov 3, 2015
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (78)

    Unabridged philosophy audiobooks including writing by Plato (Parmenides), Aristotle (Economics), Cicero (On Moral Duties) and Plotinus (Enneads). Topics discussed include ethics, justice, law, logic, metaphysics, God, happiness, love and beauty. Each book has been streamlined by merging separate LibriVox recordings into a single seamless whole with no interruptions. Painting: La Perle et la vague by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry.