Who Did Forbid Suicide at Phaedo 62b
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J C G Strachan (University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 216-220 |
| Publication date | 1970-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800036168 |
| OpenAlex | W2142387054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
In his discussion of the ethics of suicide ( Phaedo 61 c ff.) Plato alludes to more than one traditional injunction against it: indicates a fairly general acceptance of its wickedness. Cebes has heard the Pythagorean Philolaus, among others, saying that suicide was immoral, but has gathered no satisfactory explanation as to why this should be so. One reason, impressive, but, Socrates admits, difficult is to be found
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Pythagorean theorem · SOCRATES · Wickedness · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2021 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |