Plato’s Phaedrus is a discussion between teacher and student. In the case of Phaedrus, it is a conversation between Phaedrus and Socrates, in this Phaedrus is the student and Socrates is the teacher. They discuss a wide variety of topics and the opinion of ‘Socrates’ comes out. The topics include the theories of which is better written tradition and oral tradition. The theories they discuss include the importance of oral tradition rather than written form. Socrates discusses the importance of oral tradition.
Socrates feels that written form destroys the context and the meaning of the speech or story that is being told. Socrates discusses how he feels Oral Tradition is allows the people to feel the emotion and hear the sarcasm. Oral tradition
Socrates feels that written form destroys the context and the meaning of the speech or story that is being told. Socrates discusses how he feels Oral Tradition is allows the people to feel the emotion and hear the sarcasm. Oral tradition