Phaedo
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Phaedo

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Plato

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
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  • Immortality, the Body, and the Soul Theme Icon
    Immortality, the Body, and the Soul
  • Knowledge and Wisdom Theme Icon
    Knowledge and Wisdom
  • Existence, Reality, and the Forms Theme Icon
    Existence, Reality, and the Forms
  • Intellectual Inquiry, Discussions, and Friendship Theme Icon
    Intellectual Inquiry, Discussions, and Friendship
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  • Socrates
  • Phaedo
  • Simmias
  • Cebes
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  • Evenus
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  • The Poison Symbol Icon
    The Poison
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Although the majority of Phaedo focuses on Socrates’s philosophical ideas rather than his coming death, the fact that he will soon be forced to drink poison hemlock hangs over the entire dialogue, and the…

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