Symposium (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781720851776)

In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society, and the sublimation of basic human instincts. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by Plato's mentor, Socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. 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.

Author: Platon
ISBN-10: 1720851778
ISBN-13: 9781720851776
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2018
Pages: 52
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.11d