The first edition of the novel was published in 385, and was written by plato. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book deals with the topic of knowledge, specifically how does one know what one knows. You said, i think, that the troubles among the gods were composed by love of beauty, for there. The symposium penguin classics plato, christopher gill on. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. The men include the philosopher socrates, the general and political figure alcibiades, and the comic playwright aristophanes. Click on file format for free download of each book. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Readcentral has helped thousands of people read books online without the need for signups or downloads, simply choose your favorite book or author and. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The dialogue culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by platos mentor, socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love.
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