Echecrates (pronounced eh-CHEHK-rah-tees) was, according to Plato, a Pythagorean philosopher from the ancient Greek town of Phlius. Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece Pythagoreanism is a term used for the Esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers the Pythagoreans who were much influenced Phlius was a Greek city in the northwestern Argolid, in the Peloponnese [1]
He appears in Plato's Phaedo dialogue as an aid to the plot. Plato 's Phaedo (ˈfiːdoʊ Greek: Φαίδων, Phaidon) is one of the great Dialogues of his middle period along with He meets Phaedo, the dialogue's namesake, some time after the execution of Socrates, and asks Phaedo to tell him the story of the famed philosopher's last hours. Phaedo of Elis was a (4th century BC Greek Philosopher and founder of the Elean School. SOCRATES is the European Community action programme in the field of Education. [2] Phaedo's presentation of the story comprises most of the dialogue's remainder, though Echecrates interrupts at times to ask questions relevant to the retold discussion. [3]
Little is known about Echecrates other than what Plato reveals, thus he is mentioned in very few works. His status as a Pythagorean,[4] and his general concern and respect for Socrates are all that can be discerned of his philosophical beliefs.
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