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Phaedrus

by Plato (-428–-348)

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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.

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  • Classical literature
  • Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC
  • Rhetoric · Early works to 1800
  • Love · Early works to 1800
  • Rhetoric, Ancient
  • Soul · Early works to 1800
  • Lysias

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PHAEDRUS

By Plato

Translated by Benjamin Jowett

INTRODUCTION.

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This free edition of Phaedrus by Plato comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1636, released 1999-02-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Classics of Literature, Philosophy & Ethics.

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