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Socrates' Swan Song: Pythagorean Misinterpretations of Immortality in Plato's Phaedo (open access)

Socrates' Swan Song: Pythagorean Misinterpretations of Immortality in Plato's Phaedo

Unpublished manuscript exploring the philosophy in Plato's Phaedo, which describes Socrates’ final moments just before his execution as a swan song, and analyzing the philosophers' beliefs on death and immortality of the soul. This work is part of conference proceedings from the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, December 5, 1987.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Yaffe, Martin D.
System: The UNT Digital Library