--- product_id: 77131535 title: "Symposium" price: "NT$1135" currency: TWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/77131535-symposium store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Symposium **Price:** NT$1135 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Symposium - **How much does it cost?** NT$1135 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/77131535-symposium) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Symposium : Plato, Waterfield, Robin: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: a great read - if you want to become better acquainted with the nature of love and what love is, I strongly recommend this book. Symposium is an exceptional literary work that delves deep into the human psyche. It is a thought-provoking and insightful book that explores the nature of love, desire, and relationships. The author's writing style is engaging and eloquent, making it easy for readers to become fully immersed in the story. From the very first page, I was hooked, and I found myself eagerly turning the pages to see what would happen next. One of the things that I appreciated about the Symposium is its ability to stimulate discussion and debate. The book raises many important questions about the nature of love and its role in our lives. These questions are not easy to answer, but they are worth contemplating, and I found myself pondering them long after I finished reading the book. Overall, I highly recommend Symposium to anyone who enjoys thought-provoking literature that challenges the mind and touches the heart. This book is a true masterpiece that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it. Review: Symposium is a beautiful eulogy to love. - Symposium is a beautiful narration of a high-society dinner party in Athens in 416 BC, in which all guests, including Aristodemus, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Alcibiades, Aristophanes, Agathon and of course Socrates each give a short speech eulogising love. The peak of the dialogue is Socrates speech which re-tells his learning about love from a woman named Diotima. Diotima tells us that the object of love is goodness not beauty, and also that loves object is immortality through procreation through a beautiful medium. The final speech is that of Alcibiades who insists on eulogising Socrates. The book gives a lot of insight in to the homosexuality of ancient Athenian and Greek society, it's quite surprising if not a little shocking. Symposium is a beautiful little book, and easy to read, like all of Plato's dialogues. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Classical Greek culture. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 205,577 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 207 in Academic Philosophy 1,959 in Philosophy (Books) 2,220 in Partnership & Relationships | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (356) | | Dimensions | 19.56 x 1.27 x 12.7 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0199540195 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0199540198 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 160 pages | | Publication date | 11 Sept. 2008 | | Publisher | OUP Oxford | | Reading age | 13 years and up | ## Images ![Symposium - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41bQlhSZ80L.jpg) ![Symposium - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51RlXoZKYIL.jpg) ![Symposium - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71D+-lkx94L.jpg) ![Symposium - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tijQVVn0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a great read *by K***R on 17 July 2023* if you want to become better acquainted with the nature of love and what love is, I strongly recommend this book. Symposium is an exceptional literary work that delves deep into the human psyche. It is a thought-provoking and insightful book that explores the nature of love, desire, and relationships. The author's writing style is engaging and eloquent, making it easy for readers to become fully immersed in the story. From the very first page, I was hooked, and I found myself eagerly turning the pages to see what would happen next. One of the things that I appreciated about the Symposium is its ability to stimulate discussion and debate. The book raises many important questions about the nature of love and its role in our lives. These questions are not easy to answer, but they are worth contemplating, and I found myself pondering them long after I finished reading the book. Overall, I highly recommend Symposium to anyone who enjoys thought-provoking literature that challenges the mind and touches the heart. This book is a true masterpiece that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Symposium is a beautiful eulogy to love. *by G***K on 30 September 2017* Symposium is a beautiful narration of a high-society dinner party in Athens in 416 BC, in which all guests, including Aristodemus, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Alcibiades, Aristophanes, Agathon and of course Socrates each give a short speech eulogising love. The peak of the dialogue is Socrates speech which re-tells his learning about love from a woman named Diotima. Diotima tells us that the object of love is goodness not beauty, and also that loves object is immortality through procreation through a beautiful medium. The final speech is that of Alcibiades who insists on eulogising Socrates. The book gives a lot of insight in to the homosexuality of ancient Athenian and Greek society, it's quite surprising if not a little shocking. Symposium is a beautiful little book, and easy to read, like all of Plato's dialogues. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Classical Greek culture. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by S***E on 13 April 2018* the book has a few stains and marks on it but for a pound i can't complain really ## Frequently Bought Together - Symposium (Oxford World's Classics) - Other Selves: Philosophers on Friendship - Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/77131535-symposium](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/77131535-symposium) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*