Plato's Phaedo

Name: Plato's Phaedo
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Plato
ISBN: 9781887250849

Author: Plato

Series: Agora Editions

Narrator: Albert A. Anderson

Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Agora Publications

Published: 01/01/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys

Synopsis

Socrates is in prison, sentenced to die when the sun sets. In this final conversation, he asks what will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution. Socrates and his friends examine several arguments designed to prove that the soul is immortal. This quest leads him to the broader topic of the nature of mind and its connection not only to human existence but also to the cosmos itself. What could be a better way to pass the time between now and the sunset?

About Plato

Plato (427-347 B.C.) was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer, and student of Socrates. Most of his works, which form some of the core foundations of Western philosophy, are written in the form of dialogues, in which Socrates often figures prominently. His best-known writings include the Republic, the Apology, the Symposium, Crito, and Statesman. Plato's work addresses such diverse themes as the nature of love, human knowledge and understanding, and the ideal form of government.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny

Celebrity Death Match Special: Plato's Phaedo versus Philip José Farmer's To Your Scattered Bodies Go [Riverworld. Night. Numerous people are gathered around a campfire, including RICHARD BURTON, ALICE PLEASANCE LIDDELL, PLATO, BENJAMIN JOWETT, DANTE, DAVID HUME and FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE. BURTON is add......more

Goodreads review by Gabriel

Tiene ideas interesantes aunque no me convence mucho lo propuesto. Al menos, no del todo.......more

Goodreads review by Julian

I have to try and read to completion one book by Plato. That will give real meaning to my reading life. Well, I completed this book today and now will try another one, perhaps Crito. There are some great arguments in this book and I believe a couple of famous phrases too, but I don't want to spoil t......more

Goodreads review by Brad

Socrates died with quiet dignity. He was sentenced to drink a fatal dose of hemlock before nightfall. But first, he spent the day with friends and family discussing philosophy. PHAEDO is Plato’s account of that day. In PHAEDO, Plato recounts Socrates’ arguments for the immortality of the soul. These......more

Goodreads review by B. P.

"Such was the end of our comrade...a man who, we must say, was of all those we have known the best, and also the wisest and the most upright." [March, 2013] The grand finale of the wise man of Athens. This was Plato's account of Socrates last hours before his death. One has to say that while the Apol......more