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Availability:In StockContributor:PlatoPublish date:2015-06-18Pages:64
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781514616567ISBN-10:1514616564UPC:9781514616567Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, LiterarySize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.15 inchesWeight:0.2293Product ID:SCPPJ3FJVJ
Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato. It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and is the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. Each man must deliver an encomium, a speech in praise of Love (Eros). The party takes place at the house of the tragedian Agathon in Athens. Socrates in his speech asserts that the highest purpose of love is to become a philosopher or, literally, a lover of wisdom. The dialogue has been used as a source by social historians seeking to throw light on life in ancient Athens, in particular upon sexual behavior, and the symposium as an institution.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781514616567ISBN-10:1514616564UPC:9781514616567Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, LiterarySize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.15 inchesWeight:0.2293Product ID:SCPPJ3FJVJ
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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