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myriamderosa's review against another edition
3.75
Il mio primo testo filosofico. Breve, interessante e scorrevole, anche se molto ripetitivo nei concetti, ma questa è una cosa del genere. Speravo si parlasse di più delle due metà della mela e dell’uomo diviso in due all’eterna ricerca dell’altra metà.
emily_hartleyy's review against another edition
4.0
I accidentally left this book on the bus. But what I read was really good so I'll be buying it again to finish it!
imissyou's review against another edition
4.0
"Very different was the reward of the true love of Achilles towards his lover
Patroclus— his lover and not his love (the notion that Patroclus was the beloved one is a foolish error into which Aeschylus has fallen, for Achilles was surely the fairer of the two, fairer also
than all the other heroes; and, as Homer informs us, he was still beardless, and younger far)
And greatly as the gods honour the virtue of love, still the return of love on the part of the
beloved to the lover is more admired and valued and rewarded by them, for the lover is more
divine; because he is inspired by God. Now Achilles was quite aware, for he had been told by his
mother, that he might avoid death and return home, and live to a good old age, if he abstained
from slaying Hector. Nevertheless he gave his life to revenge his lover, and dared to die, not
only in his defence, but after he was dead. Wherefore the gods honoured him even above
Alcestis, and sent him to the Islands of the Blest. These are my reasons for affirming that Eros is
the eldest and noblest and mightiest of the gods; and the chiefest author and giver of virtue in
life, and of happiness after death."
YOU ARE RIGHT PLATO, ACHILLES AND HIS LOVER.
Patroclus— his lover and not his love (the notion that Patroclus was the beloved one is a foolish error into which Aeschylus has fallen, for Achilles was surely the fairer of the two, fairer also
than all the other heroes; and, as Homer informs us, he was still beardless, and younger far)
And greatly as the gods honour the virtue of love, still the return of love on the part of the
beloved to the lover is more admired and valued and rewarded by them, for the lover is more
divine; because he is inspired by God. Now Achilles was quite aware, for he had been told by his
mother, that he might avoid death and return home, and live to a good old age, if he abstained
from slaying Hector. Nevertheless he gave his life to revenge his lover, and dared to die, not
only in his defence, but after he was dead. Wherefore the gods honoured him even above
Alcestis, and sent him to the Islands of the Blest. These are my reasons for affirming that Eros is
the eldest and noblest and mightiest of the gods; and the chiefest author and giver of virtue in
life, and of happiness after death."
YOU ARE RIGHT PLATO, ACHILLES AND HIS LOVER.
isa_booktracker_'s review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
bigliver's review against another edition
4.0
A short and sweet book on Love. The symposium tackles this hefty topic through many characters' speeches varying the different interpretations on the concept and the god. The ideas are conveyed effortlessly and the logical deduction provided by Socrates is great.
Being the first book I read by Plato I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start reading Plato as well because I will definitely read more by him in the future.
Being the first book I read by Plato I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start reading Plato as well because I will definitely read more by him in the future.