{"product_id":"2026200008025-secondhand-the-symposium","title":"The Symposium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most celebrated dialogues in Western philosophy, The Symposium presents Plato's penetrating inquiry into the nature of love (Eros) through a series of speeches delivered at an Athenian dinner party. Each guest — including the comic playwright Aristophanes, the tragic poet Agathon, and the philosopher Socrates — argues a distinct and compelling vision of what love truly is, culminating in Socrates' revelation of the teachings of the priestess Diotima. The dialogue ascends from the earthly and physical to the transcendent, ultimately arguing that the highest form of love is a philosophical yearning for eternal Beauty itself. Written in the fourth century BC, this landmark text remains an essential cornerstone of Western thought, illuminating questions about desire, beauty, and the human soul that continue to resonate to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956130296027,"sku":"2026200008025-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d9a47061-6c93-4edd-8a5c-438d692c349a.png?v=1783498145","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008025-secondhand-the-symposium","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}