Symposium – philosophy
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In Platoænbsp;Symposium we are introduced to an interesting cast of characters. A famous poet, Agathon, a famous playwright, Aristophanes, and a famous political leader, Alcibiades. Most of them are historical personages.
For your next short paper, please choose one of the speakers at the Symposium other than Socrates and Diotima. Your choices are Phaedrus. Pausanius, Erixymachus, Aristophanes, Agathon, and Alcibiades. Give a short (one page maximum) biography of the speaker. Next summarize their views on love (maximum one page). Lastly, describe how their biography informs and shapes the content of their speech and their views on eros.
Note some figures are easier to work with than others. A great amount of material exists for figures such as Aristophanes. Much less material exists for others, e.g. Pausanius and Erixymachus. In grading, I will give some consideration for this.
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