Phaedrus
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Ancient · Philosophy, dialogue
Symposium
by Plato. A series of speeches at a banquet ascends from erotic attraction to philosophical contemplation of beauty itself.
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- Date
- c. 385–370 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Philosophy, dialogue
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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A series of speeches at a banquet ascends from erotic attraction to philosophical contemplation of beauty itself.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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