No. 02 · The Well-Read 30The SymposiumPlatoc. 385–370 BCE
Philosophy · c. 385–370 BCE
The Symposium
At a dinner party in Athens, a group of speakers takes turns trying to explain what love is and what it asks of us.
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Why people still talk about it
Its ladder of love still shapes how people talk about desire, beauty, education, and the life of the mind.
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