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“For love is not a desire of the beautiful only, but of generation and procreation in the beautiful, and by generation means immortality.”
— Plato
Why It's Lindy
The ur-text of Western thinking about love, beauty, and the erotic impulse toward transcendence. Aristophanes' myth of split humans is still quoted 2,400 years later.
About This Volume
A series of speeches on the nature of love, culminating in Socrates' account of his conversation with the wise woman Diotima.
Frequently Asked
Why should I read The Symposium?
The ur-text of Western thinking about love, beauty, and the erotic impulse toward transcendence. Aristophanes' myth of split humans is still quoted 2,400 years later.
What is The Symposium about?
A series of speeches on the nature of love, culminating in Socrates' account of his conversation with the wise woman Diotima.
