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The '''Symposium''' is a philosophical dialogue written by [[Plato]] sometime after 385 BC. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a series of speeches, both satirical and serious, given by a group of men at a symposion or drinking party at the house of the tragedian [[Agathon]] at [[Athens]].

The '''Symposium''' is a philosophical dialogue written by [[Plato]] sometime after 385 BC. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a series of speeches, both satirical and serious, given by a group of men at a symposion or drinking party at the house of the tragedian [[Agathon]] at [[Athens]].

* [[Alcibiades]] (speech begins 214e): reminiscences of his own encounters, amorous or not, with Socrates

* [[Alcibiades]] (speech begins 214e): reminiscences of his own encounters, amorous or not, with Socrates

The Symposium is a relatively short work, highly readable, witty, and also morally and philosophically profound.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_%28Plato%29]

The Symposium is a relatively short work, highly readable, witty, and also morally and philosophically profound.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_%28Plato%29]

 

[[Category: Philosophy]]