| #26425 in Books | Plato | 2003-04-29 | 2003-04-29 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.35 x5.10l,.24 | File Name: 0140449272 | 144 pages | The Symposium
||43 of 45 people found the following review helpful.| The ladder of love|By stephen liem|In this review I will compare 5 translations of Plato's Symposium: 1. Alexander Nehamas & Paul Woodruff (Hackett Pub Co, 1989). 2. Benardete (University of Chicago Press, 2001). 3. R.E. Allen (Yale University Press, 1993). 4. Shelley's Translation (St Augustine Press, 2002) 5. Sharon (Focus Publishing/R.Pullins Co,|About the Author|Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Academy in Athens, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teach
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever
In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by Plato's mentor, Socrates, who advocates t...
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