Episode 142: Plato’s “Phaedrus” on Love and Speechmaking
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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What Is Better Spoken Language Than Written Language?
There's really three main questions that work in this dialogue, right? One is whether or not love is good or bad for the beloved if they give into the lovers advances. The other is whether rhetoric is a good or a bad thing and then the others whether written speeches are better than real speaking between people. And you could tell that Socrates given that sorority didn't write anything down probably thinks spoken language is better.
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