Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Lehmuskoski, Niilo 1888-1948 text utu 2016 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pidot (Symposion)" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 385-370 BC. It depicts a banquet where prominent Athenian men—including Socrates, Alcibiades, and Aristophanes—compete in delivering speeches praising Eros, the god of love. Each speaker offers a different perspective on love's nature and power, from inspiring courage to achieving spiritual transcendence. Set during an evening of wine and philosophy, the dialogue explores love's many meanings through eloquent arguments that build toward Socrates' culminating speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_(Plato) Release date is 2016-10-16 Produced by Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Classical literature Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Philosophy, Ancient Love -- Early works to 1800 B PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53293 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53293 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134228.0 53293