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What it's about
On a summer day under a plane tree outside Athens, Socrates and young Phaedrus trade speeches about love. Socrates' second speech gives the image of the soul as a charioteer driving two winged horses, and the talk moves on to what makes speaking and writing good, ending with the story of why writing weakens memory. In Jowett's translation.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who loved the Symposium and want Plato's other dialogue on love - Writers and speakers interested in what makes words persuasive - Anyone curious about the ancient argument against writing things down
