{"product_id":"the-symposium-plato","title":"The Symposium - Plato","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlato (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 14 044024 0\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conceptbored ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56671799083390,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/8464\/9598\/files\/020828AB-6E36-4A53-A941-90D1176EC62E.png?v=1764857654","url":"https:\/\/conceptbored.com\/products\/the-symposium-plato","provider":"Conceptbored ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}