Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Symposium

The Symposium

Xenophon

Paperback

PhilosophyAncient GreeceFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1162709995
ISBN13: 9781162709994
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.16 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Symposium is a philosophical work by Xenophon, a student of Socrates, which recounts a dinner party held by the poet Agathon in Athens. The guests at the party, including Socrates, deliver speeches in praise of love, exploring its nature, purpose, and effects on individuals and society. Each speaker presents a different perspective on love and its role in human life, ranging from the physical and sensual to the spiritual and intellectual. Socrates' speech, in particular, emphasizes the importance of cultivating self-control and wisdom in love, rather than giving in to its more base impulses. The Symposium is a rich and complex exploration of one of the most enduring themes in human experience, and remains a key text in the history of philosophy and literature.Bless me, that isn't all (continued Socrates); if we do not take care, we shall win ourselves a comic reputation.[15] A relish must it be, in very truth, that can sweeten cup as well as platter, this same onion; and if we are to take to munching onions for desert, see if somebody does not say of us, They went to dine with Callias, and got more than their deserts, the epicures.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

8 different editions

Also available

Also in

Philosophy

View All