Phaedrus
Americannoun
noun
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In the Phaedrus, one of Plato’s dialogues, Socrates criticizes written works as being a dead discourse of sorts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates explains his criticisms of writing.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2020
In The Phaedrus, Socrates warned that writing on wax tablets would make people forgetful.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2018
A fifth traveler was sensed but unseen: Phaedrus, Pirsig’s alter ego, brilliant, uncompromising and obsessed with the search for truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2017
Once Socrates, the great Athenian teacher, who lived hundreds of years, thousands, perhaps, after the mythological stories were first told, went on a walk with a young man he was fond of named Phaedrus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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