About to start Plato's Symposium, what should I expect?

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About to start Plato's Symposium, what should I expect? Anonymous Thu Dec 31 20:34:03 2015 No.7526060 [Reply] [Original]

What were your views on the book?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 31 20:37:58 2015 No.7526070 >>7526060 lewd

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 31 20:38:42 2015 No.7526071 Aristophanes' speech best speech.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 31 20:39:15 2015 No.7526073 Why you wanna know our views BEFORE you read it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 31 20:42:58 2015 No.7526084 >>7526060 https://youtu.be/Al9u1lal6KY

Anonymous Thu Dec 31 22:04:41 2015 No.7526315

>>7526060
Socrates's back and forth with Agathon doesn't merely address Agathon, but all of the other speakers, but in such a way as to appear to only scrutinize Agathon's view. His speech also addresses all of the prior speeches.

Seating arrangements are more important then most people would admit. Especially at the end.

Alcibiades's understanding of Socrates is shown to be lacking insofar as his understanding of the exterior appearance of Socrates ends up being no different then his understanding of the inward truth of Socrates.

Read Aristophanes's "Frogs" if you get a chance; there are subtle references to it throughout the dialogue.

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