Platos dialogue in the symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love, explores the idea of love as a means of ascent to contemplation of the divine. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1 pages and is available in paperback format. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are socrates. Sep 07, 2016 listen to plato s symposium audiobook by plato. Listen to streaming audio of the symposium and download all plato audiobooks in mp3,and m4b formats for free from our library synopsis related download. Read or download the symposium penguin great ideas book by plato.
Plato s dialogue in the symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love, explores the idea of love as a means of ascent to contemplation of the divine. Introduction to platos symposium the symposium tells the story of a drinking party in which the guests agree to put aside their desire for wine, women and music and deliver speeches in honor of eros, a word often translated as love but more aptly described as sexual desire or passionate love. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Aug 15, 2004 one of the key works of world philosophy, plato s republic sets out to consider the principles behind an ideal city state. Listen to streaming audio of the symposium and download all plato audiobooks in mp3,and m4b formats for free from our library. Plato constructed the symposium as a story within a story within a story. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once. Platos symposium audiobook by plato 9781887250290 rakuten. Project gutenberg offers 61,805 free ebooks to download. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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