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The End of Plato’s Phaedo and the End(s) of Philosophy (2021)

Werner, Daniel (Author)

Apeiron: Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science
Volume: 54
Issue: 1
Pages: 29-57

URI: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/apeiron-2018-0055/html

DOI: 10.1515/apeiron-2018-0055

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The ending of the Phaedo is one of the most powerful and memorable moments in the entire Platonic corpus. It is not simply the end of a single dialogue, but a depiction of the end of the life of the man (Socrates) who is a looming presence in nearly everything that Plato wrote. In this article I offer an in-depth analysis of the final scene of the Phaedo. I argue that Plato very carefully constructs the scene for the sake of specific philosophical, dramatic, and political ends. Plato uses it to unify the Phaedo as a singular text, while also provoking us to reflect on the nature of our lives, our deaths, and the possibilities and limits of philosophy itself.

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