Symposium by Plato (2015) - Folio Society edition

Symposium by Plato (2015)

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Symposium by Plato (2015) - Folio Society edition
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Symposium by Plato (2015)
Folio Society
Philosophy

Symposium by Plato (2015)

Plato
Edition year 2015
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Linda Baker-Smith
Translator Robin Waterfield
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 168
Dimensions 11 × 6¾ in

Edition details

Symposium by Plato. Frontispiece and 7 colour illustrations by Linda Baker-Smith. Foreword by A. C. Grayling. Translated by Robin Waterfield. Quarter-bound in cloth with paper sides, printed with a design by Linda Baker-Smith. 168pp. 11x6¾in.

About the book

Plato's Symposium is one of the most celebrated philosophical works of classical antiquity. Set during a banquet in Athens, it presents a series of speeches in which Socrates and his companions discuss the nature and meaning of love. The speakers offer very different perspectives, ranging from physical attraction to the idea that love can lead the soul toward wisdom and the contemplation of ideal beauty. Philosophical, dramatic and often humorous, the work remains one of the foundational texts of Western thought on love and desire.

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