The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. With wit and insight, they all present their ideas about love - from Erixymachus' scientific naturalism to Aristophanes' comic fantasy. The unexpected arrival of Alcibiades breaks the spell cast by Diotima's ethereal climb up the staircase of love to beauty itself. Ecstasy and intoxication clash as Plato concludes with one of his most skillful displays of dialectic.
Plato's Symposium
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From Here to Eternity : Traveling the World to find the Good Death
Cultish : The Language of Fanaticism
Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult : A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Ask Not : The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Meditations
Once Upon a Time : The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Self-Compassion : The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
All About Love : New Visions
Notes to John
Pretty Baby : A Memoir
Symposium :
The Complete Plato
The Republic
Laws
Summary of The Republic
Second Alcibiades : Self-Knowledge and Prayer – Plato’s Dialogue on Piety, Deliberation, and the Limits of Political Ambition
Epinomis : The Sequel to Laws – A Late Dialogue on Astronomy, Theology, and the Nature of the Divine
Statesman : Leadership, Politics, and the Art of Rule – Plato’s Vision of the Ideal Statesman
Timaeus : Plato’s Vision of the Cosmos – A Dialogue on Creation, Nature, and the Divine Mind
Sophist : A Deep Inquiry into Falsehood, Language, and Reality – Plato’s Study of the Nature of Being
Clitophon : The Unfinished Conversation – Plato’s Mysterious and Brief Challenge to Socrates’ Teaching
Menexenus : Plato’s Satirical Funeral Oration – Patriotism, Politics, and the Use of Rhetoric