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Phaedo (Φαίδων, Phaidōn) by Platon
AudioEbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b8hE92CuFY
Text: https://genius.com/Plato-phaedo-full-text-annotated

In this dialogue, the Elean philosopher Phaidon recounts the story of the last hours of Sokrates to the Pythagorean philosopher Echekrates (Ἐχεκράτης), arguing the nature of the soul and in particular, supposing its immortality. This is a longer dialogue of approximately three hours narrated, so I mean to post it in three segments. This first hour will cover parts I-III with the introduction, discussion of the soul's relationship to the body and proper attitude of a philosopher towards these, and two arguments in favor of the immortality of the soul: the so-called Cyclical argument and the Theory of Recollection argument. Next week, I'll include timestamps for parts IV and V, which will cover the Affinity argument for immortality of the soul and the first of two answers to reservations expressed by the Theban philosophers Simmias and Kebes. The final week will pick up with part VI and run to the end of the dialogue.