Project Gutenberg 2023-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 92 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Boutens, P. C. 1870 1943 Hoghe, Andries de De Hoghe, Andries Boutens, Petrus Cornelis Boutens, Pieter Cornelis Platoons Phaidoon : $b Uit het Grieksch overgebracht $aAmsterdam :$bMaatschappij voor Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur, $c1919. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedo Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague) "Platoons Phaidoon: Uit het Grieksch overgebracht" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the early 4th century BC. The work focuses on discussions surrounding the nature of the soul, the afterlife, and the process of dying, centering primarily around the final moments of Socrates as recounted by Phaidon. Through this text, readers can explore foundational ideas of Western philosophy, particularly concerning the immortality of the soul and the pursuit of truth. At the start of the dialogue, Phaidon recounts the atmosphere and events leading up to Socrates' death, including the intense emotions of those present. Echekrates, a friend, prompts Phaidon to share the details of Socrates’ last hours, highlighting the philosophical discussions that ensue, including thoughts on the nature of life, death, and the soul’s relationship to the body. Socrates argues that true philosophers desire to separate themselves from the physical realm to attain knowledge and understanding of the eternal truths that exist beyond the physical world. As the dialogue unfolds, the participants engage deeply with concepts of existence, knowledge, and the essence of reality, setting the stage for an exploration of what it means to live and die as a philosopher. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/plat008phai01_01/# 20200805013935platoon 1919 NL Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Immortality (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800 B PA Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 227173 2025-06-28T09:23:14.248495 text/html 226577 2023-08-26T09:49:35 text/html 446292 2025-06-28T09:23:18.309451 application/epub+zip 446922 2025-06-28T09:23:15.497499 application/epub+zip 182796 2025-06-28T09:23:14.745470 application/epub+zip 1466916 2025-06-28T09:23:20.407451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1453166 2025-06-28T09:23:17.789445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203363 2025-06-28T09:23:13.926495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203378 2023-08-26T09:49:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18101 2025-06-28T09:23:20.545434 application/rdf+xml 11544 2025-06-28T09:23:14.931485 image/jpeg 1727 2025-06-28T09:23:14.836465 image/jpeg 412702 2023-08-26T09:49:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 439652 2025-06-28T09:23:14.277487 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia