6/6/2023 0 Comments Platos the symposium![]() ![]() The Symposium is a dialogue – a form used by Plato in more than 30 works – however unlike in many of his other works the majority of it is a series of speeches from different characters. ![]() This dialogue is one of Plato's major works, and is appreciated for both its philosophical content and its literary qualities. Eros is almost always translated as "love", and the English word has its own varieties and ambiguities that provide additional challenges to the effort to understand the Eros of ancient Athens. The extraordinary elevation of the concept of love raises a question of whether some of the most extreme extents of meaning might be intended as humor or farce. It is seen as transcending its earthly origins and attaining spiritual heights. In the Symposium, Eros is recognized both as erotic lover and as a phenomenon capable of inspiring courage, valor, great deeds and works, and vanquishing man's natural fear of death. The speeches are to be given in praise of Eros, the god of love and desire. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. ![]() It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. ![]() The Symposium ( Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον, Sympósion ) is a philosophical text by Plato, dated c. Plato from Raphael's The School of Athens (1509–1511) ![]()
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