AudioExpert Platos Symposium by Plato Read by Ray Childs

Certainly! Plato's Symposium is one of his most famous and influential dialogues, focusing primarily on the nature of love (eros). It's set at a drinking party (symposium) where several notable figures give speeches in praise of love. Here's an overview of this important work: 1. Setting and Structure: - Set at a symposium (drinking party) hosted by the poet Agathon - Features a series of speeches about love, culminating in Socrates' account 2. Main Characters: - Phaedrus - Pausanias - Eryximachus - Aristophanes - Agathon - Socrates - Alcibiades (who arrives late) 3. Key Speeches: a) Phaedrus: - Love as the oldest god - Love inspires virtue and noble deeds