All Formats & Editions

The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also... Read Full Overview

A first rate translation at a reasonable price. --Michael Rohr, Rutgers University

Plato's classic presentation of Socrates's dialogue, set during the final hours before his execution, regarding the immortality of the soul.

Plato's Phaedo is deservedly one of the best known works of Greek literature, but also one of the most complex. Set in the prison where Socrates is awaiting execution, it portrays Plato's model philosopher in action, spending his last hours in conversation with two other seasoned... Read Full Overview

Fed?n o Sobre el almaes un di?logo plat?nico que se ambienta en las ?ltimas horas de vida de S?crates, antes de ser ejecutado. Plat?n utiliza este cuadro para exponer sus ideas de madurez, la teor?a de las Ideas, la teor?a de la reminiscencia y la teor?a de la metempsicosis,... Read Full Overview

Phaedo is a work by Plato now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic

Plato's Phaedo, written by legendary author Plato, is widely considered to be one of the greatest classic texts of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Plato's Phaedo is required reading for various courses and curriculums... Read Full Overview

The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also... Read Full Overview

The book is written for anyone seriously interested in Plato's thought and in the history of literary theory or of rhetoric. No knowledge of Greek is required. The focus of this account is on how the resources both of persuasive myth and of formal argument, for all that Plato... Read Full Overview

Phaedo by Plato, In the dialogue, Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife on his last day before being executed by drinking hemlock. It is a beautiful, insightful and deep philosophical work by one of the worlds most cherished and profound philosophers of all time.For... Read Full Overview

"Fed n o del alma", de Plat n. Plat n fue un Fil sofo griego, alumno de S crates y maestro de Arist teles (427 adC - 347 adC)

The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also... Read Full Overview

Phaedo Of Socrates

The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also... Read Full Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview