The Symposium

by Plato
ISBN: 9780140449273
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A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever

In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by Plato's mentor, Socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. The Symposium is a deft interweaving of different viewpoints and ideas about the nature of love--as a response to beauty, a cosmic force, a motive for social action and as a means of ethical education.

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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Plato
  • ISBN: 9780140449273
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.77 x 0.35
  • Number Of Pages: 144
  • Publication Year: 2003

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