Plato's Symposium by Allan Bloom, Plato, Seth Benardete

Plato's Symposium

Allan Bloom, Plato, Seth Benardete

199 pages first pub -380 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
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Plato, Allan Bloom wrote, is "the most erotic of philosophers," and his Symposium is one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. This new edition brings together the English translation of the renowned Plato scholar and translato...

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inspiring 23%
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emotional 6%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 2%

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