{"product_id":"the-symposium","title":"The Symposium","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in ancient Athens, Symposium follows a group of philosophers attending a banquet and indulging in banter, squaring off in a friendly battle of speeches. Plato included Socrates as one of the characters, which is thought to be a criticism of Socrates and his philosophy as against the previous belief that it is a fitting tribute to his teacher. However, multiple traditional views of this book suggest the latter to be true.\u003cbr\u003e\nConsidered one of Plato’s most impactful works, Symposium was showered with heavy praise for the style of writing and philosophy. The men in this philosophical text are required to sing praises to Eros, the god of love, desire, and valour. While the book was written in dialogue form – a literary technique that Plato used in many of his works – he seems to have been lenient with its usage, especially since Socrates had a different approach to the topic at hand in this storyline. \u003cbr\u003e\nSymposium is viewed as a work of great importance in the philosophical tradition. I....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"V\u0026S Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51597462372631,"sku":"9789371196277","price":250.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/1001475.png?v=1763191977","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/ur\/products\/the-symposium","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}