Phaedo, is the fourth and last dialogue and describes Socrates’s final days before he was put to death by the state of Athens. One of the major themes deals with the question of wisdom and how this leads to a virtuous life.
As Socrates is explaining to Cebes some of his thoughts, he brings up his idea of the best kind of wisdom. Socrates says that this comes from reason alone, and is distanced as far as possible from the distractions of the body. According to Socrates, the things of this world: pleasures, pain, fear are all non valid things to exchange. Socrates says that the only valid thing to be exchanged is wisdom. Wisdom is of the highest virtue because the things of this world are fleeting, but wisdom is eternal. The body desires the
As Socrates is explaining to Cebes some of his thoughts, he brings up his idea of the best kind of wisdom. Socrates says that this comes from reason alone, and is distanced as far as possible from the distractions of the body. According to Socrates, the things of this world: pleasures, pain, fear are all non valid things to exchange. Socrates says that the only valid thing to be exchanged is wisdom. Wisdom is of the highest virtue because the things of this world are fleeting, but wisdom is eternal. The body desires the