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Title: Phaedrus
Note: Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger
Summary: "Phaedrus" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue probably written in the late 4th century BC. The text primarily explores themes of love and rhetoric through a conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus, examining how these two concepts interrelate and what they signify about human nature and communication. The opening of "Phaedrus" introduces Phaedrus, who recounts spending time with Lysias, a famous rhetorician. He prepares to share Lysias's newly composed speech on love, which argues that the non-lover might be preferable to the lover. As they walk to a nearby plane tree to read the speech, Socrates expresses skepticism about the value of the rhetoric, provoking a discussion on the nature of love, the art of speaking, and the distinction between knowledge and mere opinion. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the philosophy underlying emotional connections and how they can be articulated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE
Translator: Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893
EBook No.: 1636
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Downloads: 6949
Language: English
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
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Phaedrus
Note: Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger
Summary: "Phaedrus" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue probably written in the late 4th century BC. The text primarily explores themes of love and rhetoric through a conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus, examining how these two concepts interrelate and what they signify about human nature and communication. The opening of "Phaedrus" introduces Phaedrus, who recounts spending time with Lysias, a famous rhetorician. He prepares to share Lysias's newly composed speech on love, which argues that the non-lover might be preferable to the lover. As they walk to a nearby plane tree to read the speech, Socrates expresses skepticism about the value of the rhetoric, provoking a discussion on the nature of love, the art of speaking, and the distinction between knowledge and mere opinion. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the philosophy underlying emotional connections and how they can be articulated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE
Translator: Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893
EBook No.: 1636
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Downloads: 6949
Language: English
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
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.