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The Plato Library

The Plato Library

By: Plato
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What is a library, if not a gathering place for the soul? In The Plato Library, the dialogues of Plato are read in full, inviting the listener to sit beside Socrates and his companions as they inquire into justice, beauty, love, knowledge, virtue, and the good life. Come, then, and listen. Not as one who already knows, but as one willing to seek.Public domain Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Symposium Part 3

    Symposium Part 3
    Jun 29 2026
    In which the discourse unfolds through a profound teaching by Diotima, revealing that love is the pursuit of immortality expressed through generation in beauty, leading the soul to ascend from corporeal attraction to the contemplation of absolute and eternal beauty. Thereafter, the revelry continues with the arrival of the spirited Alcibiades, whose fervent and candid address honours Socrates’ singular wisdom and enduring character amidst the convivial company.
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    59 mins
  • Symposium Part 2

    Symposium Part 2
    Jun 28 2026
    In which the nature and power of Love are explored through myth and reason, revealing human origins as once unified beings now divided and yearning to be whole, and Love understood as a profound force binding gods and mortals alike, filled with complexity and pursuit of the eternal good. This discourse unfolds through the speeches of those present, culminating in a dialogue where the wisdom of a venerable woman teacher imparts that Love is neither god nor mortal but a daimon intermediary, a lover of beauty and goodness, whose essence lies in the unending desire for possession of the good and the profound act of bringing forth life in beauty.
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    41 mins
  • Symposium Part 1

    Symposium Part 1
    Jun 27 2026
    In which Apollodorus recounts the occasion of a famous banquet at Agathon’s house, where various distinguished guests propose to deliver encomiums in praise of Love, setting the stage for a series of reflections on its nature and virtues. Each participant, from the poet Phaedrus to the physician Eryximachus, begins to expound upon different aspects of this divine force, illustrating its profound influence on human conduct and the cosmos.
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    35 mins
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