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The Phaedrus (/ ˈ f iː d r ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος, romanized: Phaidros), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium . [ 1 ]
Phædo or Phaedo (/ ˈ f iː d oʊ /; Greek: Φαίδων, Phaidōn [pʰaídɔːn]), also known to ancient readers as On The Soul, [1] is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato's middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium.
Plato's Phaedrus, here in the original Greek from the Codex Clarkianus manuscript. Phaedrus, whose name translates to "bright" or "radiant" in particular how one might show light on something, "to reveal" at its earliest etymology, [ 3 ] was born to a wealthy family sometime in the mid-5th century BC, and was the first cousin of Plato's ...
In Plato's dialogues, we find the soul playing many disparate roles. Among other things, Plato believes that the soul is what gives life to the body (which was articulated most of all in the Laws and Phaedrus) in terms of self-motion: to be alive is to be capable of moving yourself; the soul is a self-mover. He also thinks that the soul is the ...
Volume 1, Page 142 of the 1578 Stephanus edition of Plato, showing the opening of Theaetetus. Stephanus pagination is a system of reference and organization used in modern editions and translations of Plato (and less famously, Plutarch [citation needed]) based on the three-volume 1578 edition [1] of Plato's complete works translated by Joannes Serranus (Jean de Serres) and published by ...
Phaedo of Elis (/ ˈ f iː d oʊ /; also, Phaedon; Ancient Greek: Φαίδων ὁ Ἠλεῖος, gen.:Φαίδωνος; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek philosopher.A native of Elis, he was captured in war as a boy and sold into slavery.
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Plato Roman copy of a portrait bust c. 370 BC Born 428/427 or 424/423 BC Athens Died 348 BC (aged c. 75–80) Athens Notable work Euthyphro Apology Crito Phaedo Meno Protagoras Gorgias Symposium Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Republic Timaeus Laws Era Ancient Greek philosophy School Platonic Academy Notable students Aristotle Main interests Epistemology, Metaphysics Political philosophy ...