The Thematic Significance of the Scenery in Plato’s Phaedrus

Ancient Philosophy 43 (2):399-423 (2023)
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In this essay, I discuss the philosophical significance of three features of the Phaedrus’s dramatic scenery: the myth of Boreas, the two trees Socrates singles out upon arriving at the grove, and the grove itself. I argue that attention to these three features of the dramatic scenery helps us better understand the Phaedrus’s account of erōs.

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