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Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once narrated to glaucon. The symposium is a collection of dinner conversations in the subject of love and whilst very of its time, still relevant today. Free books of ancient greek philosophy in english, pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, azw3, kindle. My first foray into plato and a good place to start an easy going quick read book. Free download or read online the republic pdf epub book. The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in symposium. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page.
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