It has been said that, after the Bible, Plato's dialogues are the most influential books in Western culture. And of the dialogues, the Symposium is the most delightful and accessible, requiring no special knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy or customs. Dramatizing a party in fifth-century B.C. Athens, the deceptively unassuming Symposium introduces--in the guise of convivial after-dinner conversation--profound ideas about the nature of love. In Phaedrus, here published together with the Symposium, Plato discusses the place of eloquence in expounding truth. In both dialogues, Socrates plays the leading role, by turns teasing, arguing, analyzing, joking, inspiring, and cajoling his followers into understanding ideas that have remained central to Western thought through the centuries.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Everyman
ISBN-10
1857151941
ISBN-13
9781857151947
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94685489
Product Key Features
Book Title
Symposium
Author
Plato
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Writing & Reading, Popular Philosophy, History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy