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Symposium by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [phi...

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Symposium by Plato audiobook. Genre: philosophy The Symposium is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of love, on another level the book deals with the topic of knowledge, specifically how does one know what one knows. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a g ... Show More
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