An argument from this text is compared unfavorably with some music and a lyre, and another is criticized through the example of a man who might wear many cloaks.
An argument from this text is compared unfavorably with some music and a lyre, and another is criticized through the example of a man who might wear many cloaks. The central character of this text notes that stones or sticks may look unequal but still remind us of the concept of equality. This dialogue condemns suicide because people are property of the (*) gods and are thus forbidden from dying without their consent. Arguments for the immortality of the soul such as the Theory of Recollection and the Cyclical Argument are proposed in this book whose central character is about to be executed. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue in which Cebes ["SEE-bees"] and Simmias witness the last hours of Socrates.
An argument from this text is compared unfavorably with some music and a lyre, and another is criticized through the example of a man who might wear many cloaks.
Phaedo