The Symposium (Penguin Classics)

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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 transcendence through spiritual love. 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.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140449272
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reissue edition (April 29, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140449273
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140449273
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1250L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.35 x 5.31 x 8.5 inches

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Customers find this book to be a wonderful read with a very good translation that is easy to read. Moreover, they appreciate its value for money and consider it a timeless treatise on the nature of love, with one customer noting its helpful foreword.

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