Symposium - Plato - 图书 - Akasha Classics - 9781605125381 - 2009年11月12日
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Symposium

Symposium is Plato's masterwork on the subject of love. Socrates arrives late to the party of an aristocratic friend, where it is proposed that each guest shall give a speech on the subject of love. The speeches are by turn comic, absurd and unexpectedly profound. Yet it is Socrates' speech that stands out. In it he tells of his instruction by the priestess Diotima in the mysteries of love. In properly directed love Socrates finds a discipline that draws the soul upward towards a vision of absolute beauty. Towards the end, he is interrupted by the drunk Alcibiades, who gives an unforgettable description of Socrates. This description is also, implicitly, a defence of philosophy. The consequences of pursuing philosophy are to be found, Plato suggests, in the indomitable independence and ethical qualities of a man like Socrates. The most literary and charming of Plato's works, the Symposium gives us a rare glimpse of the social life of ancient Athens, as well as insight into the character of Plato's beloved teacher.

介质类型 图书     Paperback Book   (平装胶订图书)
已发行 2009年11月12日
ISBN13 9781605125381
出版商 Akasha Classics
页数 108
商品尺寸 216 × 140 × 6 mm   ·   145 g
语言 英语  

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