Plato's Phaedo : a guide / D.T.J. Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, D. T. J., 1977- author.

Series:

Oxford guides to philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Phaedo.

Plato.

Immortality (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

D.T.J. Bailey here offers a student-friendly guide to Plato's dialogue 'Phaedo', as part of the 'Oxford Guides to Philosophy' series. In the process of explaining the text, Bailey provides a picture of Plato's metaphysics as revealed by the four major arguments it contains. Offering a concise discussion of Platonic forms, the abstract objects Plato famously proposed, Bailey argues that Plato was thinking carefully about names and naming throughout the construction of the 'Phaedo'. Readers of the 'Symposium and the Republic', those intrigued by the figure of Socrates, and those who believe in the immortality of the soul will value Bailey's expert explanation of the thematic diversity contained in the 'Phaedo'.

Contents:

Plato and the Phaedo

The opposition argument (OA)

Wondrous sights: Plato’s modest platonism

The recollection argument (RA)

A song of affinity (SA)

The final argument (FA).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on July 1, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Online version Bailey, D. T. J., 1977- Plato's Phaedo

ISBN:

9780197667835

019766783X

OCLC:

1581564861

Publisher Number:

CIPO000373959

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license