Phaedrus (dialogue)

Phaedrus (dialogue)

The Phaedrus (Greek: Φαῖδρος), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's main protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, around the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium. The dialogue utlizes the device of posing as about one topic to reveal the importance of the next thereby juxtaposing "the false" and "the real" to discover the difference. The discussion is brought on by the event of Lysias' speech to the beloved, Phaedrus, and examines love turning to the art of rhetoric itself, and dwells on subjects as diverse as Metempsychosis (the Greek tradition of reincarnation) and erotic love. Ultimately, the dialogue reveals the aim to demonstrate the truth of the connection between "intimacy" and "real" knowledge.

Read more about Phaedrus (dialogue):  Setting, Dramatis Personæ, Summary, References in Other Literature