Description: Symposium, Paperback by Plato, ISBN 1514616564, ISBN-13 9781514616567, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: Symposium
Number of Pages: 62 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Literary
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.2 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 5.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Plató
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
