{"product_id":"symposium","title":"Symposium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if love is not about what you have, but what you lack?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a dinner party in Athens, the guests at Agathon’s house set aside heavy drinking for a different pleasure: speeches in praise of Eros. In Plato’s Symposium, a celebration becomes a lively search for love’s meaning. Phaedrus links love with courage, while medicine, comedy and philosophy each offer another way to understand desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre stands Socrates, who turns to the teachings of Diotima. What do we want when we love, and where can that longing lead? From the myth of divided human beings to the ladder of beauty, the dialogue asks you to look beyond praise and consider what love is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA party of ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e – Join Agathon’s guests as a shared evening becomes a contest of views on love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove and courage\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider Phaedrus’s claim that love inspires bravery and brings people great good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe search for wholeness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the myth of divided human beings and the longing for another half.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesire and what is missing\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Socrates into the question of whether love reaches toward what we lack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe ladder of beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Diotima’s teaching as Socrates explores the ties between love, desire and beauty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone curious about love, desire and beauty, or seeking a first taste of Plato through conversation rather than the harder arguments of his longer works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and take your place among the guests asking what love means.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534576550236,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00299_en_ebook-front_c06.jpg?v=1792174911","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/symposium","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}