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Symposium (Hardcover)
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Symposium (Hardcover)
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Symposium is Plato's masterwork on the subject of love. Socrates
arrives late to the party of an aristocratic friend, where it is
proposed that each guest shall give a speech on the subject of
love. The speeches are by turn comic, absurd and unexpectedly
profound. Yet it is Socrates' speech that stands out. In it he
tells of his instruction by the priestess Diotima in the mysteries
of love. In properly directed love Socrates finds a discipline that
draws the soul upward towards a vision of absolute beauty. Towards
the end, he is interrupted by the drunk Alcibiades, who gives an
unforgettable description of Socrates. This description is also,
implicitly, a defence of philosophy. The consequences of pursuing
philosophy are to be found, Plato suggests, in the indomitable
independence and ethical qualities of a man like Socrates. The most
literary and charming of Plato's works, the Symposium gives us a
rare glimpse of the social life of ancient Athens, as well as
insight into the character of Plato's beloved teacher.
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