Symposion: Platon

by Christoph Horn (Herausgeber)

Das „Symposion“ ist einer der bekanntesten Dialoge Platons. In meisterhafter literarischer Form wird hier ein Trinkgelage dargestellt, bei welchem der Tragödiendichter Agathon und seine Gäste Reden zu Ehren des Gottes Eros halten sollen. Diese Reden heben ganz unterschiedliche begriffliche und phänomenologische Aspekte der Liebe hervor. Von philosophischem Interesse ist das „Symposion“ neben Platons Theorieansätzen zum Thema Liebe besonders wegen seiner Darstellung der Ideentheorie. Die Forschung zu diesem platonischen Dialog hat in den letzten Jahren eine neue Dynamik bekommen, die sich in dem vorliegenden Band spiegelt, der in Form eines kooperativen Kommentars 12 Originalbeiträge international renommierter Philosophen vereint.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Christoph Horn is a German philosopher.

Christoph Horn ist ein deutscher Philosoph.

Reviews

[Felix Walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die alten Griechen verstanden sich auf viele Aspekte des Lebens und dennoch geraten ihre Erfahrungen und Werte wohl immer wieder in Vergessenheit.
Folgt man Schriften der alten Philosophen, ist dies ein guter Schritt in ein schönes Leben.

[Alina Aspasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it just for educational reasons, but it really helped with my essay.

[Arvid Flodin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun studying literature with some realy interesting ideas on the topic of love. Good first Plato book in my opinion.

[Ayşe Nur · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book tells the story of a group of philosophers and artists having a conversation about love at a meeting. It is definitely worth reading and makes us reconsider the concepts of love, sexuality, and friendship that we accept today.
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Pausanias says that there are two kinds of love: the first is noble and elevated love, the second is low and base love. While elevated love directs people towards real values and beautiful things, low love directs them towards low values and ugly things. Eriksimakhos says that love increases happiness and makes people better, but also warns that it can be harmful if people become excessively involved. Aristophanes says that people were originally whole and then became divided, and turned towards each other in love. From this perspective, love is presented as a force that aims to unite and complete people. Agathon also argues that love makes people love everything beautiful and improves them. Socrates argues that love is a desire to help oneself, and that people try to satisfy their own needs. He also touches on the nature of people and how people's desires are directed. Alkibiades, who says that love can affect people and has its own power, tells of how his love for Socrates has affected him. Alkibiades says that Socrates is a person who thinks like him and that he can be a better person by his side.

[Laura Walin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oikeasti kuin tämän suomeksi enkä saksaksi. Ja kaunokirjallisena, enkä filosofisena teoksena. Teos oli rakennettu oivallisesti niin, että juoni vei mukanaan, ja erilaiset näkökulmat Erokseen sekä niitä vastaan esitetyt väitteet avasivat aihetta hienosti.