Description
Plato’s dialogue, Phaedo, is one of the most profound presentations there ever has been of what it means to be a philosopher and what philosophy actually is. Phaedo is a complicated dialogue that covers many areas of the practice of philosophy as more of a spiritual practice than simply an intellectual activity. This class presents a study that features Socrates discussing these topics on his last day of life, right up to the moment when he drank the hemlock.
George Leone has had a lifelong passion for philosophy, especially from ancient Greece, and especially the philosophies of Socrates and Plato. He has a master’s degree in philosophy and a master’s and doctorate in counseling. He taught philosophy at two universities.