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The '''''Phaedo''''' (Greek '''Φαίδων''') is a famous dialogue written sometime in the early 4th-century B.C. by the [[Greek]] philosopher [[Plato]].
The '''''Phaedo''''' (Greek '''Φαίδων''') is a famous dialogue written sometime in the early 4th century B.C. by the [[Greek]] philosopher [[Plato]].
The dialogue takes place in [[Socrates]]' prison cell, before he is to be executed by drinking hemlock. In it, he seeks to prove the immortality of the [[soul]], the existence of the [[afterlife]], and immorality of [[suicide]]. This has made the piece influential among [[Christian]] [[scholar]]s, although the beliefs in [[reincarnation]] and the transmigration of souls are discussed favorably. A great deal of the dialogue is given to discussion of Plato's well-known "theory of forms."
The dialogue takes place in [[Socrates]]' prison cell, before he is to be executed by drinking hemlock. In it, he seeks to prove the immortality of the [[soul]], the existence of the [[afterlife]], and immorality of [[suicide]]. This has made the piece influential among [[Christian]] [[scholar]]s, although the beliefs in [[reincarnation]] and the transmigration of souls are discussed favorably. A great deal of the dialogue is given to discussion of Plato's well-known "theory of forms."