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In the Symposium, the dialectic exists among the speeches: in seeing how the ideas conflict from speech-to-speech, and in the effort to resolve the contradictions and see the philosophy that underlies them all. [6] Some of the characters are historical, but this is not a report of historical events.
A female aulos-player entertains men at a symposium on this Attic red-figure. The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a Socratic dialogue written by Xenophon in the late 360s B.C. [1] In it, Socrates and a few of his companions attend a symposium (a dinner party at which Greek aristocrats could enjoy entertainment and discussion) hosted by Kallias for the young man Autolykos.
In Ancient Greece, the symposium (Ancient Greek: συμπόσιον, sympósion or symposio, from συμπίνειν, sympínein, 'to drink together') was the part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. [1]
The evidence for the existence of Diotima as a real person is sparse; Plato's Symposium is the only independent reference to her existence: all later references to her are derived from Plato. [4] Based on this scarcity of evidence, scholars from the Renaissance through modern times have debated whether she was a real historical person who ...
Aristophanes' speech is great oratory, and a very fine metaphor for love, but Plato would surely hold a philosophical account in higher esteem. This, coupled with the fact that Socrates' speech is the finale, makes it more likely, I think, that Socrates is given the climactic speech.--Dast 18:15, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
The Theaetetus is one of the few works of Plato that gives contextual clues on the timeline of its authorship: The dialogue is framed by a brief scene in which Euclid of Megara and his friend Terpsion witness a wounded Theataetus returning on his way home after from fighting in an Athenian battle at Corinth, from which he apparently died of his wounds.
The presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain is one of the key hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. These irregular clumps of protein are closely associated with disease progression.
This alternating speech will go on until the third opposition. Following this, the opposition bench will give the reply speech. In the reply speech, the opposition goes first and then the proposition. The debate ends when the proposition ends the reply speech. 4 minutes are allocated for the reply speech, and no POIs can be offered during this ...