Plato's Phaedo

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The Phaedo is a dialogue that recounts the events and conversations on the day of Socrates' death.

It presents Plato's metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological views, including the Theory of Forms and four arguments for the immortality of the soul.

The dialogue also discusses the relationship between the body and the soul, and it contains a moving account of Socrates' final hours and his philosophical views on the afterlife.

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Mentioned by Sr. Elinor Gardner as containing Socrates' arguments for the immortality of the soul.
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