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Plato - The Symposium. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. (Electronic book text)
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Plato - The Symposium. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. (Electronic book text)
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Plato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC,
is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the
leading intellectuals of the day, including Aristophanes, the comic
dramatist, Socrates, Plato's mentor, and Alcibiades, the brilliant
but (eventually) treacherous politician. Each guest gives a speech
in praise of the benefits of desire and its role in the good and
happy human life. At the core of the work stands Socrates' praise
of philosophical desire, and an argument for the superiority of the
philosophical life as the best route to happiness. This edition
provides an accessible and engaging new translation by M. C.
Howatson, and a substantial introduction, by Frisbee Sheffield,
which guides the reader through the various parts of the dialogue
and reflects on its central arguments. A chronology and detailed
notes on the participants help to set this enduring work in
context.
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