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A review by chou520
The Symposium by Plato
5.0
this was a.. fun, if not mildly insane, introduction to plato. sometimes philosophy is a group of inebriated guys discussing at length the merits and vices of love!
my favorite speeches included:
aristophanes, who proposes that humans were originally bound together as one, until zeus split them apart. thus, love is a subconscious yearning for our other half. how romantic <3
phaedrus, who says that the strength of love is the blind willingness that comes with it to surrender ourselves to its whims. at one point, he condemns orpheus for his inability to yield to death for eurydice. interesting take..
and alkibiades, who pretty much complains for several pages about being friendzoned by socrates. the intense sexual vigor that man seemed to inspire in these people is really a mystery to me.
overall, loved it!
my favorite speeches included:
aristophanes, who proposes that humans were originally bound together as one, until zeus split them apart. thus, love is a subconscious yearning for our other half. how romantic <3
phaedrus, who says that the strength of love is the blind willingness that comes with it to surrender ourselves to its whims. at one point, he condemns orpheus for his inability to yield to death for eurydice. interesting take..
and alkibiades, who pretty much complains for several pages about being friendzoned by socrates. the intense sexual vigor that man seemed to inspire in these people is really a mystery to me.
overall, loved it!