Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Phaedrus" by Plato is a dialogue written around 370 BC. Socrates encounters the young Phaedrus outside Athens, who has just heard a speech about love. What begins as a countryside stroll becomes an intricate philosophical exploration of love, rhetoric, and the human soul. Through three competing speeches, Socrates and Phaedrus debate whether it's better to favor a lover or a non-lover, ultimately revealing deeper questions about divine madness, the soul's nature, and the proper practice of persuasive speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) Release date is 1999-02-01 Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Classical literature Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 Love -- Early works to 1800 Rhetoric, Ancient Soul -- Early works to 1800 Lysias B PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1636 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1636 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133047.0 1636