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Phaedrus [ˈfiːdrəs] n (Biographies / Phaedrus (?15 bc-?50 ad) M, Roman, WRITING: poet) ?15 bc-?50 ad, Roman author of five books of Latin verse fables, based chiefly on Aesop How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The doctrines of immortality and pre-existence are carried further in the Phaedrus and Phaedo; the distinction between opinion and knowledge is more fully developed in the Theaetetus. The Republic, like the Phaedrus, is an imperfect whole; the higher light of philosophy breaks through the regularity of the Hellenic temple, which at last fades away into the heavens. I have been taught these two aphorisms in Latin and in Greek; one is, I believe, from Phaedrus, and the other from Bias. |
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