Project Gutenberg 2019-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 78 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Lehmuskoski, Niilo 1888 1948 Phaidros Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Phaidros" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the 4th century BC. This work explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the nature of knowledge, presenting a conversation primarily between Socrates and Phaedrus. The dialogue contrasts the philosophical understanding of love with shallow expressions of affection, asserting the superiority of genuine wisdom over superficial knowledge. At the start of "Phaidros," Socrates and Phaedrus are introduced as they walk outside the city to discuss a speech by Lysias regarding love. Phaedrus reveals that Lysias argues one ought to favor the non-lover over the lover, claiming that the latter's passion leads to jealousy and irrationality. Socrates expresses skepticism about this view, suggesting that true love transcends mere physical desire and requires a deeper connection to the soul and the pursuit of knowledge. The conversation soon delves into the nature of rhetoric and the philosophical implications of love, setting the stage for a more profound examination of these concepts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 Love -- Early works to 1800 Soul -- Early works to 1800 B Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 230499 2025-07-23T13:15:45.537098 text/html 230320 230253 2024-12-24T12:54:06.812100 2023-09-25T11:31:34.102860 text/html text/html 138182 2025-07-23T13:15:50.156999 application/epub+zip 140606 2025-07-23T13:15:47.131032 application/epub+zip 140606 2025-07-23T13:15:46.104032 application/epub+zip 232542 2025-07-23T13:15:52.431020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218678 2025-07-23T13:15:49.572006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200367 2022-09-26T23:35:57.502438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210693 2025-07-23T13:15:45.248039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202411 2019-05-04T12:49:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19060 2025-07-23T13:15:52.564016 application/rdf+xml 8761 2025-07-23T13:15:46.603028 image/jpeg 2551 2025-07-23T13:15:46.342114 image/jpeg 77396 2019-05-04T12:49:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 136434 2025-07-23T13:15:45.557037 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 fi.wikipedia