Plato’s Phaedo: The Sacred Mysteries and the Something that is Death(63e-64d)

This article is the eighth installment of my translation of Plato’s Phaedo. Please read the previous installment before continuing. If you are just jumping in, please begin with my introduction. The next section of this dialogue is designed to show us the nature of truth and its relationship to the initiates of the mysteries. TheContinue reading “Plato’s Phaedo: The Sacred Mysteries and the Something that is Death(63e-64d)”

Plato’s Phaedo: The mystery of dying, the lies of the living (61c-63a)

This article is the sixth installment of my translation of Plato’s Phaedo. Please read the previous installment before continuing. If you are just jumping in, please begin with my introduction. it’s very easy to get lost in the superficial conversation of the dialogue. Phaedo is still telling us the story, but the dialogue is startingContinue reading “Plato’s Phaedo: The mystery of dying, the lies of the living (61c-63a)”