The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato\'s masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers.
This new edition is eminently suitable for readers new to Plato,.
It is also a document crucial to the understanding of many ideas deeply ingrained in western culture, and provides one of the best introductions to Plato\'s thought.
For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity.
The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato\'s masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers