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The Symposium by Plato

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ninabc16's review

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inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

janacutie's review

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Couldn't take Aristophanes seriously (of course he's the comedian), also I would have hated to deliver my speech before Socrates (RIP Agathon, aka the first victim of the socratic method), and loved how the principle authority on delivering the concept of desire and by extension love was a woman Socrates encountered (DIOTEMA SLAYYYYED!?!?)

brain_z's review

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challenging funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

I can scantily determine which is better - that Plato wrote one of the most fascinating discourse on love, or that it transitioned into a fanfic about his teacher.

pastabae's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Ahh ~love~ :)

Main take aways:
1) Socrates hot
2) Socrates gay
3) Socrates hot hot HOT

There’s some other stuff about the concept ~love~ n stuff which is also nifty (it’s the main part of the book actually).

This book is a big win for the lovers!

marno_klass's review

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5.0

Surprisingly funny, very accessible, and (perhaps obviously) deeply thought provoking.
Provides compelling analogies and insights into love, some agreeable and others less so.
Would recommend to anyone who loves philosophizing whilst inebriated.