The Symposium - Plato

Of all the Greek philosophers Plato was perhaps the greatest. The Symposium a masterpiece of dramatic dialogue is set at a dinner party to which are invited several of the literary celebrities of Athenian society. After dinner it is proposed that each member of the company should make a speech in praise of love. A full discussion follows and the dialogue ends with a brilliant character sketch of Socrates by Alcibiades. Throughout Plato reveals as few other authors have done the beauty power and flexibility of Greek prose.

Plato (c. 428/427 - c. 348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy in Athens. His writings form the basis of much of Western philosophy.

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