A character in this work argues that the "especial merit" of one man's speech lies in "what you call repetition," and receives the reply that a better speech can be made from the words of ancient writers like Anacreon and Sappho, whose wisdom the speaker receives like waters from a pitcher.
A character in this work argues that the "especial merit" of one man's speech lies in "what you call repetition," and receives the reply that a better speech can be made from the words of ancient writers like Anacreon and Sappho, whose wisdom the speaker receives like waters from a pitcher. Another speech in this work cites four different types of theia mania, such as Apollo's gift of prophecy, to argue that (*) madness is the source of many of humanity's greatest gifts, and compares the human soul to a chariot. Its use of the word pharmakon was analyzed in an essay about its author's "Pharmacy" by Jacques Derrida. In this dialogue, a dialogue by Lysias on the subject of pederasty is According to this dialogue, people who are not enamored make superior sexual partners. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue on the art of love.
A character in this work argues that the "especial merit" of one man's speech lies in "what you call repetition," and receives the reply that a better speech can be made from the words of ancient writers like Anacreon and Sappho, whose wisdom the speaker receives like waters from a pitcher.
Phaedrus