>Socrates rebukes Alcibiades for naively thinking he can lead the Athenians without having a clue of what it means to be a leader
>Goes on a needlessly long tangent explaining that justice is an ambiguously defined term that every uncultivated person assumes they have a clear idea of
>Concludes that if Alcibiades wants to compete with the likes of Sparta or Persia and impact virtue onto the citizens of Athens through admirable conduct he must cultivate a leader’s soul
>How?
>Through self-control and being ‘good’
What exactly does Socrates mean by being ‘good,’ and why would he say something as ambiguous as that just after the conversation discussing the disagreements of the concept justice among Greek leaders? Am I overthinking it?