Project Gutenberg 2011-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 136 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Gounaris, K. Γούναρης, Κ. Φαίδρος Phaedrus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_(%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82) Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstntinides "Φαίδρος" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the 4th century BC. The work explores intricate themes of love, rhetoric, and the nature of the soul through a conversation primarily between Socrates and Phaedrus, addressing both the philosophical importance of beauty and the art of persuasive speaking. The opening of "Φαίδρος" sets the scene with Socrates encountering Phaedrus as he walks outside the city to discuss a speech by Lysias, which Phaedrus carries with him. The dialogue quickly transitions into a critical evaluation of Lysias’s argument regarding love: Lysias contends that the beloved should favor the non-lover over the lover. Socrates critiques this view, feeling compelled to offer a better perspective on love, and thus embarks on his own discourse about the nature of love, beauty, and the importance of philosophical inquiry in achieving truth and excellence in rhetoric. This careful unpacking of rhetorical skills and their ethical implications establishes the ground for the intertwined philosophical themes throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. el Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 Love -- Early works to 1800 Soul -- Early works to 1800 Lysias B Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 386277 2025-07-14T11:45:02.618992 text/html 386098 2025-01-14T12:54:18.309096 text/html 157187 2025-07-14T11:45:08.050929 application/epub+zip 161062 2025-07-14T11:45:04.379973 application/epub+zip 161062 2025-07-14T11:45:03.237986 application/epub+zip 308204 2025-07-14T11:45:10.397889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289461 2025-07-14T11:45:07.389914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268048 2022-09-16T10:01:10.024291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349593 2025-07-14T11:45:02.308984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349435 2021-01-07T15:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19495 2025-07-14T11:45:10.525907 application/rdf+xml 6755 2025-07-14T11:45:03.715915 image/jpeg 2038 2025-07-14T11:45:03.475933 image/jpeg 95991 2021-01-07T15:37:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 152535 2025-07-14T11:45:02.655927 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