Phaedo or the Immortality of the Soul

In this profound philosophical dialogue, Plato explores the nature of the soul, its immortality, and the philosopher's pursuit of truth. Set during the final hours before Socrates' execution, the dialogue delves into discussions about the afterlife, the soul's eternal nature, and the relationship between the body and the soul. Through reasoned arguments, Socrates presents his views on why the soul persists beyond death, offering a foundation for Platonic thought on life and the afterlife.
Plato ( c. 424 - c. 348 BCE) was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor Socrates and his student Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. In Phaedo, Plato advocates a belief in the immortality of the soul and imagines the afterlife.