Phaedrus Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

Phaedrus Topics for Discussion

What is the meaning of love as seen by Lysias?

Why does Socrates consider the subject of love to be debatable?

What is the view of rhetoric as seen by Socrates?

What is the meaning of higher love for Socrates and why is it important in the consideration of rhetoric?

What is the meaning of the soul that is so crucial in considering all arts?

Why does Socrates doubts the way writing and speech were produced in Athens?

What is the essence of good speaking and writing?

Why is dialectic essential in arts and reasoning?