The Symposium - Softcover

The Symposium is about the origin, purpose and nature of love. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. Each man must deliver a speech in praise of Love (Eros). The party takes place at the house of the tragedian Agathon in Athens. Socrates in his speech asserts that the highest purpose of love is to become a philosopher or, literally, a lover of wisdom. This book has been used by those seeking to throw light on life in ancient Greece, in particular upon its sexual behavior.