The first and second speeches of Socrates in Plato's Phaedrus, as with the rest of the dialogue, deals squarely with the subject of love. Debating with Phaedrus over this subject, he gives two speeches (a third, as well, if dialogue is counted) that ruminate on the nature of love and of man in general. These speeches are both indicative of a well-thought out argument, though there are some differences in perspective between the two. In this paper, we will examine the two speeches Socrates gives in Phaedrus, as well as what they discuss and the ways in which they differ.
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