PROLOGUE of The Republic
“Tales” (myths) about injustice (327a-368d) Bk. I
(327a) Socrates was on his way with Glaucon to pray at the Piraeus and see how the festival in honor of the Thracian goddess Bendis would be conducted.
In the Phaedo, Socrates defends the immortality of the soul and gives an account of the purpose of the philosophical life. The book follows the pattern of an epic poet and resembles an entrance and a return. We can divide the text
How does Socrates argue that philosophy is a preparation for death? What kind of light does this argument shed on his understanding of what the soul is?
Thesis: Simply put, Socrates believes that philosophy is