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Symposium

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

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Published1999
Words32,592
LanguageEnglish
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Plato's *Symposium* is a philosophical dialogue in which guests at a drinking party each deliver a speech in praise of Eros, culminating in Socrates' account of love as a longing for beauty and the good. It suits readers of classical philosophy, students of ancient Greek thought, and anyone interested in early theories of love.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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