Phaedo
Plato · Ancient · Philosophy / dialogue
Ancient · Philosophy, dialogue
Apology
by Plato. Socrates defends his life of philosophical questioning and refuses to abandon principle to save himself.
- Date
- c. 399–387 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Philosophy, dialogue
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Socrates defends his life of philosophical questioning and refuses to abandon principle to save himself.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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