Publisher's Synopsis

In his brilliant dialogue, Symposium, Plato presents an imaginary dinner-party set in Athens in 416 BC where the guests include Aristophanes, Socrates and the most popular Athenian of his day, golden boy Alcibiades. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness.

Book information

ISBN: 9781365614453
Publisher: Lulu Press
Imprint: Lulu.com
Pub date:
DEWEY: 184
Language: English
Number of pages: 50
Weight: 96g
Height: 151mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 8mm