"Symposium" by Plato is a captivating philosophical discussion set at a celebratory feast, with figures like Socrates offering speeches about love. Narrated through Apollodorus, listeners are invited to hear the views of the banquet guests, each presenting an argument regarding love. The dialogue explores the essence of love, from physical attraction to profound emotional bonds, and contemplates how it influences goodness and understanding, with speakers analyzing the contrast between earthly love and eternal love.
Symposium
By Plato
At a lively gathering, prominent thinkers debate the meaning of love, uncovering its power to inspire virtue and connect souls.
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About the AuthorPlato, born Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato, born Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
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