The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385–370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, (Socrates never wrote anything), the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The speeches are to …

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