PLATO
THE SYMPOSIUM
THE SYMPOSIUM
Philosophy is best served with wine and friends.
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Greek text and English translation, cross-referenced against the critical editions of John Burnet (Oxford) and K. J. Dover.
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In-depth commentary clarifying the historical, linguistic, and cultural nuances of the Athenian banquet for a more rewarding reading.
Editorial preface
A comprehensive introduction to the dialogue’s dramatic structure, literary form, and its foundational role in Western thought.
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An original glossary of Platonic concepts and a selective index, specifically designed to help you navigate Plato’s complex terminology.
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The Symposium
The Symposium
The Symposium
A foundational masterpiece of Western metaphysics and the philosophy of desire.
A foundational work of existentialism and modern psychology.
A foundational masterpiece of Western metaphysics and the philosophy of desire.
Moving beyond dry academic discourse, this is a dramatic dialogue set at a vibrant Athenian banquet, blending rigorous logic with the soaring beauty of myth. Within its pages, Socrates and his companions explore the many faces of Eros, culminating in the radical "Ladder of Love"—a journey from the beauty of the body to the contemplation of the Divine.
Moving beyond dry academic discourse, this is a dramatic dialogue set at a vibrant Athenian banquet, blending rigorous logic with the soaring beauty of myth. Within its pages, Socrates and his companions explore the many faces of Eros, culminating in the radical "Ladder of Love"—a journey from the beauty of the body to the contemplation of the Divine.
The work captures a night of wine and wit where the greatest minds of Athens compete to define love's true nature. From Aristophanes’ myth of our missing halves to Diotima’s profound revelations, it remains the essential inquiry into how human longing can lead the soul toward eternal truth and intellectual transcendence.
The work captures a night of wine and wit where the greatest minds of Athens compete to define love's true nature. From Aristophanes’ myth of our missing halves to Diotima’s profound revelations, it remains the essential inquiry into how human longing can lead the soul toward eternal truth and intellectual transcendence.
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Plato: Where the great debates started
Plato: Where the great debates started
A student of Socrates and the founder of the Academy, Plato remains the definitive shaper of our intellectual heritage. In the wake of his teacher’s execution, he did not retreat into silence, but instead constructed a profound philosophical system that transformed human longing into a quest for eternal Truth.
A student of Socrates and the founder of the Academy, Plato remains the definitive shaper of our intellectual heritage. In the wake of his teacher’s execution, he did not retreat into silence, but instead constructed a profound philosophical system that transformed human longing into a quest for eternal Truth.
A student of Socrates and the founder of the Academy, Plato remains the definitive shaper of our intellectual heritage. In the wake of his teacher’s execution, he did not retreat into silence, but instead constructed a profound philosophical system that transformed human longing into a quest for eternal Truth.
His work—the bedrock of history’s great debates—laid the foundations for metaphysics, ethics, and political theory, shaping a lineage of thought from Aristotle and Augustine to Whitehead and Heidegger. To read Plato is to engage with the very origins of the ideas that continue to govern our world.
His work—the bedrock of history’s great debates—laid the foundations for metaphysics, ethics, and political theory, shaping a lineage of thought from Aristotle and Augustine to Whitehead and Heidegger. To read Plato is to engage with the very origins of the ideas that continue to govern our world.
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