Platos Symposium
... /~}S SYMPOSIUM ~~ Introduction ~~ What is it that we envisage when we hear or contemplate the word ~{! ... /~}s Symposium, Socrates and a number of his contemporaries explore various conceptions about nature of love, or eros, thorough a serious of speeches. ... NATURE OF LOVE ~~ Brief Summary of Symposium ~~ Within the frame story of the dinner party, there is a lush variety of sub-stories, unique, humorous, and profound. ... MALE HOMOSEXUALITY ~~ Male Homosexuality in Symposium ~~ The love present in among characters in Symposium is what many commentators have called male homosexual love. ... ~~ Conclusion ~~ Many things have changed and there have been a lot of different view s on almost every subject known to man, but the thoughts regarding the various concepts of love voiced in the Symposium still hold truth today.