It is a fiction book in the format of a discussion between socrates and others. This is the best audio book of platos republic and its. In symposium, a group of athenian aristocrats attend a party held by agathon to celebrate his victory in the drama festival of the dionysia. Form of the good, or more literally the idea of the good. In symposium, a group of athenian aristocrats attend a party. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This architecture creates the space for plato to build his philosophy of knowledge. The greek word sumposion means a drinking party a fact shamefully ignored by the organizers of.
Socrates and aristodemus will attend a banquet at agathon, with aristophanes, appolodore, pausanias and. The trial and the death of socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a firsthand account of the end of one of the greatest figures in history. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This classic discussion on love is presented in its. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Res publica was written in 380 bc and this version was translated by benjamin jowett in 1871. In his celebrated masterpiece, symposium, plato imagines a highsociety dinnerparty in athens in 416 bc.
The symposium is a philosophical book written by plato. Plato the republic free audiobook audio books, podcasts. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and. The symposium by plato meet your next favorite book.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading plato. The dialogues of plato, written between 427 and 347 bc, rank among the most important and influential works in western thought. My first foray into plato and a good place to start an easy going quick read book. The symposium plato audiobook the symposium ancient greek. Of all the works of plato the symposium is the most perfect in form, and may be. Symposium gives a picture of the sparkling society that was athens at the height of her empire. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by plato s mentor, socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. The guestsincluding the comic poet aristophanes and plato s mentor socrateseach deliver a short speech in praise of love. Two important dialogues offer crucial insights into mystical and aesthetic aspects of platonic doctrine. A model of the kind of text one needs for lecture courses.
It aims to debate and conclusively determine the meaning of justice. So dialogue plays a smaller role in the symposium than it does in platos other dialogues. 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. This dialogue is unlike the others of plato, in as much as, socrates does not question the others in the dialectical fashion, except briefly. Symposium study guide contains a biography of plato, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. So dialogue plays a smaller role in the symposium than it does in plato. Benardete apollodorus, in my own opinion, i am not unprepared for what you ask about. You can listen to the symposium to find out platos thoughts on the nature and purpose of love. They talk about love until the drunken alcibiades bursts in, and decides to talk about socrates instead.
M4b compatible with most audio book players and itunes. This is one work that i would almost force everyone to read. Symposium is central in plato s philosophy, since it talks about love and ideas. If youre into this feeling, you should definitely listen carefully to this book. The symposium is connected with the phaedrus both in style and subject. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of.
Platos symposium is one of the most loved classics from the ancient world, a work of consummate beauty as both philosophy and as literature, most appropriate since the topic of. Although it was written more than two thousand years ago, many of the ideas and thoughts expounded here are still very much relevant to modern society. As in 33 minutes into the 2nd book in the audio version, i was 12 way through the 3rd book. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book. The symposium, as plato intended it, succeeds both as a work of philosophy, and as a work of seriocomic theater. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house. M4b audiobook 70mb download cover art download cd case insert. In apology, socrates defends himself before the athenian court against charges of corrupting youth. The dramatic nature of plato s dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. Look for the on plato s symposium translation for a more literal version, available in a dialogues of plato paperback. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. Plato s symposium is an exceptionally multilayered dialogue. Of all the works of plato the symposium is the most perfect in form, and may be truly.
I tried to listen to this recording a month ago when we were going over the republic. The symposium audio book librivox audio books bookdesign. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably platos best known work. The symposium is considered a dialogue a form used by plato in more than thirty works but in fact, it is predominantly a series of essaylike speeches from differing points of view. For my money a good translation, very readable and entertaining and good forward explaining the work, which i read afterwards. Full text of the symposium of plato, see other formats. 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 books are fairly no frills, but the price isna. Look for the on plato s symposium translation for a more literal version, available in a dialogues of plato. Full text of plato s symposium see other formats plato symposium trans. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Symposium plato audiobook and ebook all you can books.
It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of no. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a group of speeches, both satirical. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for. Symposium annotated by plato plato, paperback barnes. Symposium was written around 384 bc, and many would regard it as plato s finest dialogue, from an artistic point of view, and the most enjoyable to read or listen to. Sep 07, 2016 the dramatic nature of plato s dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. Love and beauty in platos symposium it is a widely held view that according to the symposium the ultimate or primary object of love is the form of beauty. This audio book gave me that feeling like i wanted to cry, not because i was sad, but because i was so moved. Bury, the symposium of plato, 214e crossreferences to this page 3. Platos writings have been revised and interpreted by a variety of publishers. Plato s republic is a socratic dialogue which deals mainly with the definition of justice, the characteristics of a just city state and the just man.
The origin of species by means of natural selection charles darwin. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. For you would have filled me full with a stream of wisdom plenteous and fair. The republic 380 bc by plato is a socratic dialogue, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just citystate and the just man.
Griffiths translation is well chosenit is swift an unlabored, perfect for a dramatic presentation. Nov 14, 2012 the symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek philosophy subscribe to greatest audio books. Plato constructed the symposium as a story within a story within a story. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably plato. According to apollodorus, soon after aristodemus and socrates arrive at. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of men at a. It is described in plato s dialogue the republic 508e23, speaking through the character of socrates. With wit and insight, they all present their ideas about love from erixymachus scientific naturalism to aristophanes comic fantasy. But yours is bright and full of promise, and was manifested forth in all the splendour of youth the day before yesterday, in the presence of more than thirty thousand hellenes. The main publisher of plato s works on audio is agora publications, inc they are the only publisher to offer an unabridged dramatized version of plato s republic. Phaedo is the account by a young man of the actual last words and moments of.
As plato s bestknown work, it has proven to be one of the worlds most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. This is the best audio book of platos republic and its free. 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. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a. The greek word sumposion means a drinking party a fact shamefully ignored by the organizers of modern symposia, and the party described in platos. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. There are many reasons for this, including the keyhole glimpse it gives us of athenian society. The trial and the death of socrates audiobook 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. The greek word sumposion means a drinking party a fact shamefully ignored by the organisers of modern symposia, and the party described in platos. Full text of the symposium of plato, internet archive. The symposium by plato full audio book ancient greek.
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