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The Symposium

The Symposium

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Product Code:
1590-01
ISBN
978-619-152-682-6
SKU
16.0145
Year
14-09-2015
Translation
from Ancient Greek: Georgi Gochev
Pages
128
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.2 kg
Collection
Колекция "Извори"
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Ancient Philosophy

Plato

Plato

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire work is believed to have surviv…

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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.

Николай Узунов 11/09/2015

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