Self-communication in Plato's Phaedrus

The thesis looks at self-communication in Platos Phaedrus with a two-fold view. First, it explores erotic self-communication as it is presented in the palinode. Second, it explores rhetorical or logical self-communication as it is depicted both in the dialogues second half and in the interplay between Socrates first two speeches. The aim is to show that Plato had a determinate understanding of how the self becomes better.