In "Phaedo," Plato masterfully presents a dialogue that explores the nature of the soul, the immortality of life, and the philosophical implications of death. Set in the final hours of Socrates before his execution, this work combines rich philosophical discourse with poignant narrative. The literary style reflects the Socratic method, engaging readers in rigorous reasoning while presenting allegories and metaphors, such as the famous Allegory of the Cave. The context of the dialogue is deeply rooted in Plato's idealism, presenting a thoughtful examination of ethical living and the pursuit of truth, making it a cornerstone of Western philosophy. Plato, a student of Socrates, was profoundly influenced by his mentor's trial and death, which galvanized his philosophical inquiries into the nature of existence and ethics. Writing in the 4th century BCE, Plato sought to immortalize Socratic thought, encapsulating the dialectic process and emphasizing the importance of knowledge and virtue. His experiences and intellectual environment at the Academy fueled the conversations found in "Phaedo," making it a significant piece that both preserved and transformed philosophical thought. This seminal text is highly recommended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of existential questions and the philosophical underpinnings of Western thought. "Phaedo" invites readers to reflect upon the nature of life and the psyche, making it an indispensable read for students, educators, and anyone intrigued by the timeless questions of existence.
The Complete Harvard Classics 2021 Edition - ALL 71 Volumes : The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction: The Famous Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature
Charles W. Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, William Penn, Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Francis Bacon, John Milton, Thomas Browne, Robert Burns, Masterpiece Everywhere
bookPlato: The Complete Works (31 Books) : Timeless Philosophical Masterpieces
Plato, Redhouse
book10 Masterpieces You Have To Listen To Before You Die: Vol. 1
Lewis Carroll, Joseph Conrad, Miguel de Cervantes, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allan Poe, Franz Kafka, Jack London, Sun Tzu, H.G. Wells, Plato
audiobookPlato's Republic
Plato
audiobookbookThe Allegory of the Cave
Plato
audiobookbookThe Republic
Plato
audiobookbook3500 Final Quotes
Marcus Aurelius, Jane Austen, Beaumarchais, Napoleon Bonaparte, Buddha, Winston Churchill, Cicero, Confucius, Nicolas de Chamfort, Charles de Gaulle, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Denis Diderot, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Frank, Mahatma Gandhi, Immanuel Kant, Sören Kierkegaard, Martin Luther King, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Abraham Lincoln, Montesquieu, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, Marcel Proust, Arthur Schopenhauer, William Shakespeare, Socrates, Baruch Spinoza, Henry David Thoreau, Leonardo da Vinci, Voltaire, Oscar Wilde, Laozi
audiobook500 Quotes to Learn Wisdom from Classical Greek Philosophers
Aristotle, Epictetus, – Heraclitus Of Ephesus, Plato, Socrates
audiobook33 Masterpieces of Philosophy and Science to Read Before You Die (Illustrated) : Utopia, The Meditations, The Art of War, The Kama Sutra, Candide
Thomas More, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Sun Tzu, Vatsyayana, Voltaire, Edwin A. Abbott, Aristotle, Dale Carnegie, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, René Descartes, Epictetus, Sigmund Freud, Hermann Hesse, David Hume, Lao Tzu, David Herbert Lawrence, Niccolò Machiavelli, John Mill, Prentice Mulford, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, Bertrand Russell, H.G. Wells, Frances Bacon
book7 short stories that INFJ will love
Marcus Aurelius, Virginia Woolf, H.P. Lovecraft, Kate Chopin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Plato, Ralph Waldo Emerson, August Nemo
bookPolitical Science. Classics Collection:
Marcus Aurelius, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Thomas Paine, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Stuart Mill, Vladimir Lenin, Thomas More
audiobook
The Order of Things : An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Michel Foucault
audiobookThe Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
bookMaking Sense of Nonsense
Raymond Moody
audiobookNotes to John
Joan Didion
audiobookHumanistin materialismi
Jorma Tuomaala
bookWhat World Is This?
Judith Butler
audiobookYhteiskuntafilosofian haasteet FI3 (OPS16)
Jari Keinänen
bookJohdatus estetiikkaan ja taiteenfilosofiaan
Kalle Puolakka
bookRepresentaatio : Tiedon kivijalasta tieteiden työkaluksi
Tarja Knuuttila, Aki Petteri Lehtinen
bookVaihtoehtoiset faktat
Åsa Wikforss
bookPragmatismi filosofiassa ja yhteiskuntatieteissä
Erkki Kilpinen, Osmo Kivinen, Sami Pihlström
bookSosialismi ja individualismi
Oscar Wilde
book