Phaedo

[ fee-doh ]

/ ˈfi doʊ /

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noun

a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.

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How to use Phaedo in a sentence

I propose, therefore, O Phaedo, that you propound someone statement which all you who have been discussing the matter believe.
The Inhumanity of Socialism|Edward F. Adams
They began to poke fun at me, and gave me to read Mendelssohn's Phaedo, which by chance lay on the table.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
For example, Simmias may be said to have greatness and also smallness, because he is greater than Socrates and less than Phaedo.
Phaedo|Plato
The perplexity should not be forgotten by us when we attempt to submit the Phaedo of Plato to the requirements of logic.
Phaedo|Plato

And this is required by dramatic propriety; for the investigation of nature was expressly renounced by Socrates in the Phaedo.
Timaeus|Plato