Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 5834 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Phaedrus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "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.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en 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 B PA Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 267690 2025-08-01T10:33:52.024168 text/html 261216 2013-01-16T10:06:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 89388 2013-01-16T10:07:30 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 143044 2025-08-01T10:33:57.033103 application/epub+zip 145671 2025-08-01T10:33:53.660115 application/epub+zip 145671 2025-08-01T10:33:52.603103 application/epub+zip 235417 2025-08-01T10:33:59.653087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222071 2025-08-01T10:33:56.229089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203539 2022-09-01T11:52:28.925083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235404 2025-08-01T10:33:51.670125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235238 2008-10-30T07:52:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86401 2008-10-30T07:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20582 2025-08-01T10:33:59.936142 application/rdf+xml 7987 2025-08-01T10:33:53.117106 image/jpeg 2374 2025-08-01T10:33:52.853087 image/jpeg 138964 2025-08-01T10:33:52.045106 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia