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Phaedo

by Plato

Socrates' last day: arguments for the soul's immortality, philosophy as practice for dying, the hemlock. Moving and foundational.

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  1. Philosophy prepares for death.
  2. Care for the soul.
  3. Die calmly.

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Socrates' death.

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