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Symposium

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Set in 416 BC Athens, the narrative unfolds during an imaginary dinner party featuring notable figures like Aristophanes, Socrates, and the celebrated athlete Alcibiades. The guests engage in a series of profound speeches about love, culminating in Socrates' enlightening recounting of Diotima's teachings. Diotima, a prophetess, imparts that love serves as a pathway to achieving goodness, highlighting the philosophical exploration of love's deeper significance.

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Symposium, Plato

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2021
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