Phaedrus by Plato
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"Phaedrus" by Plato is a dialogue written around 370 BC. Socrates encounters the young Phaedrus outside Athens, who has just heard a speech about love. What begins as a countryside stroll becomes an intricate philosophical exploration of love, rhetoric, and the human soul. Through three competing speeches, Socrates and Phaedrus debate whether it's better to favor a lover or a non-lover, ultimately revealing deeper questions about divine madness, the soul's nature, and
the proper practice of persuasive speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 |
| Title | Phaedrus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC |
| Subject | Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Love -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Rhetoric, Ancient |
| Subject | Soul -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Lysias |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1636 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 13604 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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