Symposium
by Plato
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Symposium is a philosophical text written by Plato, a Greek philosopher and a disciple of Socrates. Symposium explores the purpose and nature of love based on the Platonic love.
The speech takes place in a drinking party in Agathon’s house to celebrate his victory in a dramatic competition, believed to be attended by Socrates, Aristodemus, Phoinix and Apollodorus and the examination on love starts with a sequence of speeches. An unnamed person who was present in the party, believed to have narrated the conversation to Plato’s brother Glaucon, which has been written by Plato as a dialogue.
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