PhaedrusPlatoRead freeBuy on AmazonAppears in 7 ideasEthics/TheologyLoveWhat kind of love is the highest, and what does it make of us?Aesthetics/MetaphysicsBeautyIs beauty a property of things, a feeling in us, or a sign of something higher?TheologyProphecyWhat is prophecy, and can the future be known by more than human means?EthicsDesireWhat is the nature of desire, and should reason rule it or learn from it?EmotionWhat are the passions, and what role should they play in the life of the soul?EpistemologyRhetoricWhat is the art of persuasion, and can it serve truth as well as power?DialecticHow does thought advance through opposition, and can dialectic reach truth?