Phaidros by Plato
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"Phaidros" by Plato is a dialogue written around 370 BC. Socrates and Phaedrus meet outside Athens to discuss a speech about love. Their conversation spirals into deeper questions about rhetoric, the human soul, and divine inspiration. Through three contrasting speeches and the famous chariot allegory, they explore whether it's better to favor a lover or non-lover, while examining what makes persuasive speech truly effective and how desire shapes human nature. (This is
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Lehmuskoski, Niilo, 1888-1948 |
| Title | Phaidros |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 37.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| Subject | Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC |
| Subject | Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Love -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Soul -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 59435 |
| Release Date | May 4, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 217 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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