Dated c. 385–370 BC the Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato, the pupil of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. It depicts a friendly contest of improvisatory speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet which included the classical Greek philosopher Socrates, the Athenian general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright of ancient Athens, Aristophanes. The Symposium is an adroit intertwining of contrasting viewpoints and ideas concerning the nature of love - as a response to beauty, a cosmic force, a motive for social action, and as a means of ethical education.
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