A review by deinnos
Phaedrus by Plato

4.0

Probably my favorite of the dialects that I have read so far. In this one we can clearly see how the philosophy presented in the dialogue is more of Plato's, and he is merely using Socrates as a character. You would simply read this text and assume that the main topic is Love, better known to the Greeks as Eros, but it isn't sexual in nature. Yes, it causes sexual desire, but it serves only as a means to a way, and Beauty as the initiator. The goal at the end of that Love and Beauty is what truly matters: achieving Logos. To be able to completely articulate what Plato means by "Logos", you will have to understand his Idea of Forms. So if you have read The Republic, you will get much more out of Phaedrus than reading the dialect by itself. It's a very beautiful text and one that I can see myself reading over and over again.