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]]. |