Platoons Phaidoon : Uit het Grieksch overgebracht by Plato
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"Platoons Phaidoon: Uit het Grieksch overgebracht" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in 399 BCE. In his final hours before execution, Socrates debates the immortality of the soul with Pythagorean philosophers Simmias and Cebes. As death approaches, he presents arguments for an afterlife where souls dwell eternally. The dialogue blends philosophical reasoning with mythology, culminating in a vivid description of the underworld and Socrates' peaceful acceptance of his fate. (This is
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Boutens, P. C., 1870-1943 |
| Title | Platoons Phaidoon : Uit het Grieksch overgebracht |
| Original Publication | Amsterdam: Maatschappij voor Goede en Goedkoope Lectuur, 1919. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedo |
| Credits | Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Immortality (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71489 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 284 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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