Symposium — pytania do dyskusji w klubie książki

Plan czytania

Spotkanie 1: Part 1

1. Does love make courage easier, or does it give people more to fear?
2. What might speeches about love reveal that ordinary dinner conversation would not?
3. When might desire help someone pursue virtue, and when might it get in the way?
4. How much should we judge love by whether it makes someone more virtuous?
5. What could the guests gain or lose by turning dinner into a debate about love?

Spotkanie 2: Part 2

6. Does wanting something always mean that something is missing?
7. Which seems a better account of love: harmony or wholeness? What difference does that choice make?
8. What does Socrates' questioning make possible that praise alone might not?
9. Can love bring harmony while still involving a sense of lack?
10. How fair is it to test praise of love by questioning what desire means?

Spotkanie 3: Parts 3 to 4

11. Does seeking lasting goodness make love more generous, more demanding, or both?
12. How might seeking lasting beauty change what someone desires?
13. How does Alcibiades' drunken interruption change what you want from the gathering?
14. How much trust would you place in Alcibiades' tribute, given his attachment to Socrates?
15. What might recounting a failed seduction let Alcibiades express that direct praise could not?

Tematy do rozmowy

Wskazówki dla prowadzącego

1. Zacznij każde spotkanie od pytania, na które każdy może odpowiedzieć, a potem przejdź do bardziej szczegółowej rozmowy.
2. Jeśli masz zaległości w czytaniu, pomoże ci 15-minutowe streszczenie.