Project Gutenberg 2011-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 285 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Kountouriotes, Nikolaos Κουντουριώτης, Νίκος Kountouriotis, Nikos Συμπόσιον : ή περί έρωτος Symposium Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_(Plato) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF_(%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82) Produced by Sophia Canoni "Συμπόσιον : ή περί Έρωτος" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in the 4th century BC. The work takes place at a banquet hosted by Agathon, where notable figures like Socrates, Phaedrus, and Aristophanes share their perspectives on love (Eros). The dialogues explore various interpretations of love, moving from typical desires to a more profound philosophical understanding of its significance in human existence. The opening of the text introduces the setting of the symposium and the characters involved in the conversation, setting a festive tone filled with celebratory wine. As the guests begin their discussions, they take turns praising love through their individual philosophical lenses. Each speaker presents a different view of Eros, transitioning from a simplistic understanding of physical attraction to deeper notions, such as love's role in moral virtue, harmony in nature, and the pursuit of the ideal. Ultimately, the dialogue highlights the complexity of love, suggesting that it serves not only as a desire for beauty and goodness but as a guiding force towards understanding the divine and achieving wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. el Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Love -- Early works to 1800 B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 382024 2025-06-14T14:06:47.721303 text/html 379107 2012-03-19T11:05:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 130128 2012-03-19T11:06:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 205311 2025-06-14T14:06:53.254306 application/epub+zip 209159 2025-06-14T14:06:49.660260 application/epub+zip 178589 2025-06-14T14:06:48.438285 application/epub+zip 417221 2025-06-14T14:06:55.913227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404344 2025-06-14T14:06:52.541217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304180 2022-09-16T11:10:19.704937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371131 2025-06-14T14:06:47.298369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370885 2012-03-19T11:05:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104453 2012-03-19T11:06:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19220 2025-06-14T14:06:56.067237 application/rdf+xml 14273 2025-06-14T14:06:49.021346 image/jpeg 4008 2025-06-14T14:06:48.731247 image/jpeg 200030 2025-06-14T14:06:47.775257 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia