The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in paperback format. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The works contained in this audiobook include the republic, the apology, crito, and symposium. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month. At this party, you meet plato s mentor, socrates, and the comic poet aristophanes. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love. Griffiths translation is well chosenit is swift an unlabored, perfect for a dramatic presentation.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This is one work that i would almost force everyone to read if i could. The symposium, as plato intended it, succeeds both as a work of philosophy, and as a work of seriocomic theater. Introduction to platos symposium the symposium tells the story of a drinking party in which the guests agree to put aside their desire for wine, women and music and deliver speeches in honor of eros, a. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. 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. Phaedrus, pausanias, eryximachus, aristophanes, agathon, socrates, alcibiades, a troop of revellers. Nov 18, 2019 the symposium audiobook written by plato. Symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave audiobook, by plato.
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. Socrates didnt believe in writing words down lucky for us plato did. Quite a few comments have been posted about symposium. This collection brings together three of platos most enduring classics. The symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek philosophy subscribe to greatest audio books. Free download or read online the republic pdf epub book. In one of platos more accessible works, apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party or symposium attended by many of intellectuals of late 5th century athens. At this party, you meet platos mentor, socrates, and the comic.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. In his celebrated masterpiece, symposium, plato imagines a highsociety dinnerparty in athens in 416 bc at which the guests including the comic poet aristophanes and, of course, platos mentor socrates. Symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave audiobook, by plato. Cancel online anytime and keep all your audiobooks. At once a historical document, a philosophical drama that enacts abstract ideas in an often lighthearted way, and a literary.
The dramatic nature of plato s dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. Listen online or offline with android, ios, web, chromecast. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once narrated to glaucon. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. During the banquet, each of these men is invited to praise eros, t. The symposium by plato meet your next favorite book. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group. Symposium by plato, part of the internet classics archive. The men are one their second night of celebration for agathons victory at the city dionysia, and decide that instead of drinking, they should give speeches in praise of love. Any other use, which is not permitted in accordance with the principle of fair use. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather. The apology, plato s account of the speech given by socrates at his trial in 399 bc, constitutes an essential defense of socrates life and philosophy. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once narrated to.
The first edition of the novel was published in 380, and was written by plato. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of men at a symposium. Read a brief overview of the work, or chapter by chapter summaries. In his celebrated masterpiece, symposium, plato imagines a highsociety dinnerparty in athens in 416 bc at which the guests including the comic poet aristophanes and, of course, plato s mentor socrates each deliver a short speech in praise of love. With wit and insight, they all present their ideas about love from erixymachus scientific naturalism to aristophanes comic fantasy.
The symposium, as plato intended it, succeeds both as a work of philosophy, and as a work of seriocomic. The symposium is a philosophical book written by plato. 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. Use of the audio and text files published on this website is available only for noncommercial, personal, educational use.
The symposium, a dialogue on the nature and purpose of love centered around the ideals of beauty and. Symposium plato audiobook and ebook all you can books. 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. The symposium is a philosophical book written by plato sometime after 385 bce. In this acclaimed plato masterpiece, you travel back in time to attend an elaborate high society dinner. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The symposium audio book librivox audio books bookdesign. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book deals with the topic of. This is one work that i would almost force everyone to read. Plato s 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. Here is a complete audiobook of platos symposium, translated by benjamin jowett. The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in the symposium.
The symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek. Symposium, the apology, and the allegory of the cave. When it is socrates turn to speak, he makes reference to a conversation he had with a woman. The audio production actually brings in a female narrator who is just as effective as the main narrator to take over this section. A perfect introduction to plato this audio book was perfect. In the spirit of freshness, i will focus on one very important section, where socrates. It is the first major philosophical text on love in western literature.
Sep 07, 2016 the dramatic nature of plato s dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. The men include the philosopher socrates, the general and political figure alcibiades, and the comic. Use of the audio and text files published on this website is available only for noncommercial. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to. Platos symposium is one of the best loved classics from the ancient world, a work of consummate beauty as both philosophy and as literature, most appropriate since the topic of this dialogue is the. Platos writings have been revised and interpreted by a variety of publishers. This audiobook contains platos most notable books, narrated brilliantly by kevin kollins. And for a free download of audio notes on socrates check out zaadz notes. 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. Platos symposium is one of the best loved classics from the ancient world, a work of consummate beauty as both philosophy and as literature, most appropriate since the topic of this dialogue is the nature of love and includes much philosophizing on beauty. Buy the symposium penguin great ideas new ed by plato isbn. Continue your study of the symposium with these useful links.
Plato s symposium is a series of speeches on love given at a party in ancient greece. Look for the on plato s symposium translation for a more literal version, available in a dialogues of plato paperback. Plato constructed the symposium as a story within a story within a story. Enjoy these four amazing philosophical works that have stood the test of time. 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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the. Symposium the ladder of love by allan bloom on plato s 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 symposium is an exceptionally multilayered dialogue. You can listen to the symposium to find out platos thoughts on the nature and purpose of love. A model of the kind of text one needs for lecture courses. 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.
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