https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/phaedrus/ Recent content in Phaedrus on George's Blog Hugo en-US Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/phaedrus/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/phaedrus/ <p>When I bought the Symposium, it came in a two pack with Phaedrus as its second. I was glad to find out that this book too revolved around pederasty(sarcasm). Essentially, Phaedrus runs into Socrates walking in the country after hearing a speech by Lysias on reasons why a boy should only lend his favors to a lover (older man) who is not in love with him. The text is lighthearted and has many jokes as Socrates then makes a better speech which agrees with Lysias impressing Phaedrus, but eventually reveals he believed Lysias&rsquo; speech to be pretty lame and he didn&rsquo;t agree with his own. The book finishes with him giving a rebuttal speech and then he focuses on the art of rhetoric and the dangers and pitfalls that are in it. My favorite quote is in regard to (ironically) writing:</p>