Plato's Symposium : a critical guide / edited by Pierre Destrée, Université Catholique de Louvain, Zina Giannopoulou, University of California, Irvine.
Plato's 'Symposium' is an exceptionally multi-layered dialogue. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often light-hearted way, and a literary masterpiece, it has exerted an influence that goes well beyond the confines of philosophy. The...
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| Summary: | Plato's 'Symposium' is an exceptionally multi-layered dialogue. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often light-hearted way, and a literary masterpiece, it has exerted an influence that goes well beyond the confines of philosophy. The essays in this volume, by leading scholars, offer detailed analyses of all parts of the work, focusing on the central and much-debated theme of eros or 'human desire' - which can refer both to physical desire or desire for happiness. They reveal thematic continuities between the prologue and the various speeches as well as between the speeches themselves, and present a rich collection of contrasting yet complementary readings of Diotima's speech. The volume will be invaluable for classicists and philosophers alike, and for all who are interested in one of Plato's most fascinating and challenging dialogues. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 268 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316273166 1316273164 9781107525696 1107525691 1108180345 9781108180344 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781316273166 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |