Symposium the ladder of love by allan bloom on platos symposium by seth benardete includes bibliographical references counter plato, allan bloom wrote, is the most erotic of philosophers, and his symposium is one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. Platos works available in penguin classics are republic, the last days of socrates, the laws, phaedrus, protagoras and meno, timaeus and critias, theaetetus, early socratic dialogues, the symposium and gorgias. Plato 428427 bc 348347 bc platos phaedo is one of the great dialogues of his middle period, along with the republic and the symposium. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The symposium, a dialogue on the nature and purpose of love centered around the ideals of beauty and goodness, is arguably the deepest. The first edition of the novel was published in 380, 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. Enjoy these four amazing philosophical works that have stood the test of time. The men include the philosopher socrates, the general and political figure alcibiades, and the comic playwright aristophanes. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are adeimantus, polemarchus. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of men at a. The symposium audio book librivox audio books bookdesign.
Symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave. It is also the most lavishly literary of platos dialoguesa virtuoso prose performance in which the author, like a playful maestro, shows off an entire repertoire of characters, ideas, contrasting viewpoints, and iridescent styles. The symposium, a dialogue on the nature and purpose of love centered around the ideals of beauty and goodness, is arguably the deepest inquiry of its kind in western philosophy. The symposium is a philosophical book written by plato sometime after 385 bce. Pdf the republic book by plato free download 416 pages. See a complete list of the characters in the symposium. The dramatic nature of plato s dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium.
It is the first major philosophical text on love in western literature. The symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek. This collection brings together three of platos most enduring classics. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once narrated to glaucon. Phaedrus, pausanias, eryximachus, aristophanes, agathon. Platos symposium is an exceptionally multilayered dialogue. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The philosophical subject of the dialogue is the immortality of the soul.
Platos writings have been revised and interpreted by a variety of publishers. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Like and agathon said, it is probable, socrates, that i knew nothing of what i had said. Download or stream symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave by null plato. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often lighthearted way, and a literary masterpiece, it has exerted an influence that goes well beyond the confines of philosophy. The works contained in this audiobook include the republic, the apology, crito, and symposium. This is one work that i would almost force everyone to read. The phaedo, which depicts the death of socrates, is also platos seventh and last dialogue to detail the philosophers final days the first six being theaetetus, euthyphro, sophist, statesman, apology, and crito. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Best philosophy audiobooks free audiobook playlist.
The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. The symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek philosophy subscribe to greatest audio books. Here is a complete audiobook of platos symposium, translated by benjamin jowett. Look for the on plato s symposium translation for a more literal version, available in a dialogues of plato paperback. When it is socrates turn to speak, he makes reference to a conversation he had with a woman. This audiobook contains plato s most notable books, narrated brilliantly by kevin kollins. Cancel online anytime and keep all your audiobooks. There are many reasons for this, including the keyhole glimpse it gives us of athenian society. Symposium was written around 384 bc, and many would regard it as platos finest dialogue, from an artistic point of view, and the most enjoyable to read or listen to.
The apology, platos account of the speech given by socrates at his trial in 399 bc, constitutes an essential defense of socrates life and philosophy. 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. The audio production actually brings in a female narrator who is just as effective as the main narrator to take over this section. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. Look for the on platos symposium translation for a more literal version, available in a dialogues of plato paperback. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of men at a symposium or a wine drinking party at. Any other use, which is not permitted in accordance with the principle of fair use, requires the permission of the estate of leo strauss. Download symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather. Use of the audio and text files published on this website is available only for noncommercial, personal, educational use.
Continue your study of the symposium with these useful links. The symposium is a deft interweaving of different viewpoints and ideas about the nature of love as a response to beauty, a cosmic force, a motive for social action and as a means of ethical education. Griffiths translation is well chosenit is swift an unlabored, perfect for a dramatic presentation. Listen to platos symposium by plato available from rakuten kobo. Christopher gills translation retains all the drama and humour of. The symposium by plato meet your next favorite book. To learn more about platos and socrates ideas of justice and political theory, listen to the republic, available as a full cast dramatization an audio download. Free download or read online the republic pdf epub book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in paperback format. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. Jowett, v1 of 5 3rd edition the dialogues of plato translated into english with analyses and introductions by b. With wit and insight, they all present their ideas about love from erixymachus scientific naturalism to aristophanes comic fantasy.
The symposium is a philosophical book written by plato. You can listen to the symposium to find out platos thoughts on the nature and purpose of love. The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in the symposium. And the introduction admirably presents both basic. A model of the kind of text one needs for lecture courses. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of no. Read a brief overview of the work, or chapter by chapter summaries. A perfect introduction to plato this audio book was perfect. The symposium quotes by plato meet your next favorite book. The symposium, as plato intended it, succeeds both as a work of philosophy, and as a work of seriocomic theater. Platos symposium by plato on free audio book download. The symposium is one of the foundational documents of western culture and arguably the most profound analysis and celebration of love in the history of philosophy. Symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave audiobook, by plato.
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