Pidot (Symposion) by Plato

"Pidot (Symposion)" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 385-370 BC. It depicts a banquet where prominent Athenian men—including Socrates, Alcibiades, and Aristophanes—compete in delivering speeches praising Eros, the god of love. Each speaker offers a different perspective on love's nature and power, from inspiring courage to achieving spiritual transcendence. Set during an evening of wine and philosophy, the dialogue explores love's many meanings through eloquent arguments that build toward Socrates' culminating speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE
Translator Lehmuskoski, Niilo, 1888-1948
Title Pidot (Symposion)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_(Plato)
Credits Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 37.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Classical literature
Subject Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC
Subject Philosophy, Ancient
Subject Love -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
EBook-No. 53293
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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