Symposium: Explorations in Love and Desire

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Title : Symposium Author : Plato Description : Plato’s Symposium is a seminal philosophical text exploring the nature of love through a series of speeches at a banquet in ancient Athens. Key figures like Socrates, Aristophanes, and Alcibiades offer diverse perspectives on Eros, blending mythology, personal anecdotes, and philosophical insights. Socrates, guided by Diotima’s teachings, presents love as a ladder of ascent from physical attraction to the love of pure form and truth, introducing the concept of Platonic love. Written in the early 4th century BCE, the dialogue remains a cornerstone of Western thought, celebrated for its profound ideas and literary brilliance. —- ISBN: 9798329279290