Phaedo (Plato)

The Phaedo is the fourth and last dialogue detailing the final days of Socrates and contains the death scene. The Phaedo was written by Plato. The dialogue is told from the perspective of Phaedo of Elis, a youth who, upon Sparta's sack of Elis, had been taken prisoner and enslaved in a boy brothel. Found by Socrates, who had him bought and freed with the help of a wealthy friend, he became his close friend and student and was present at Socrates' death bed. Phaedo relates the dialogue to Echecrates, a fellow philosopher.

Related Topics:
Dialogue - Socrates - Plato - Phaedo of Elis - Sparta - Elis - Echecrates - Philosopher

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