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The Symposium

The Symposium( )
Author: Plato,
Translator: Gill, Christopher
Introduction by: Gill, Christopher
Notes by: Gill, Christopher
ISBN:978-0-14-044927-3
Publication Date:Apr 2003
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

'Perhaps the most entertaining work of philosophy ever written ... the first really systematic and serious attempt to say what love is' John Armstrong, Guardian 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...
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Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 cm
Book Weight:0.112 Kilograms



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