Amaebi, Kayre and Bobby1933 Read Plato's Phaedo

[bobby1933]

Bobby says: Granted that the immortality of the soul might be an appropriate topic for one's death day. are reason and logic the proper frame for such discussion?  I found Phaedo difficult but challenging on first reading, puzzling on second reading, and tedious and pointless on third reading -- pointless because the tools we use to enlighten

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[amaebi]

As I messaged you, I think that Socrates's "proof" of the souls' immortality is horrible flapdoodle. :D And I think his friends are humouring him. I think this is probably pretty close to the historical Socrates in part because the arguments as such as nothing to brag of.

In my view the more "Platonic" dialogues have more interesting, less obviously horrendous arguments, and the themes are more enegaging.

Not that one should demand entertainment of a friend who's in the process of being executed by poison.

Though apparently Socrates found it soothing to have his friends ask for his arguments.

I'll try to finish reading and annotating the Phaedo tomorrow, and post.