Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Enjoy these four amazing philosophical works that have stood the test of time. Symposium and second that object must be something of which he is at present in want. The colloquial understanding of the conceptwhich contrasts it with romantic loveactually has more in common with ideas found in plato s dialogue phaedrus. Read pdf the symposium plato the symposium plato the symposium by plato the symposium concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and in latterday interpretations is the. Symposium by plato, part of the internet classics archive. The text has been credited with influencing how western literature portrays and interprets love and beauty. Plato wrote the symposium about the ancient athenian cultural tradition in which men would drink, discuss philosophical subjects, compose speeches and sing songs. The men are one their second night of celebration for agathons victory at the city dionysia, and decide that instead of drinking, they should give speeches in praise of love. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once narrated to glaucon.
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Thousands of free ebooks of classic literature for kindle, tablet, online browser or smart phone. The symposium was a great book but it was a little hard to understand. Quite a few comments have been posted about symposium. Now recall also what it was that you declared in your speech to be the object of love. The dialogue culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by plato s mentor, socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. Symposium plato english pdf epub kindle one more library.
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It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and in latterday interpretations is the origin of the concept of platonic love. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in paperback format. The symposium is a deft interweaving of different viewpoints and ideas about the nature of love as a response to beauty, a cosmic force, a motive for social action and as a means of ethical education. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Christopher gills translation retains all the drama and humour of the greek, bringing the historical figures to life. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are adeimantus, polemarchus. The men include the philosopher socrates, the general and political figure alcibiades, and the comic playwright aristophanes. This book introduces the literary and historical context of plato s work, surveys and explains the arguments, and considers why plato has cast this work in a highly unusual narrative form. Free download or read online the symposium pdf epub book.
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