This book was one of the most powerfully positive in my life. But your mileage may vary. It's set in ancient Greece and the topics are heady abstractions. I'd definitely recommend it to everyone, but would understand that some people are at a place in their life where it doesn't feel like it applies to them.

review to come

Idk man somthing about old Greek dudes sitting in circle talking about banging men lost it’s appeal halfway in. I like Socrates speech and the one where they talk about the two kinds of love but this was definitely more a look into Greek culture than any philosophical book to get you thinking. Honestly just surprisingly horny 7/10

I picked this up after watching a Booktube review on TBR, which led me to a philosophy group. This was the first book on the list for discussion.

After some research, I finally dove in and enjoyed a pretty mild philosophy read on speeches related to love. I am sure many philosophy enjoyers have read Plato's works, but this may be my first introduction to these Socratic dialog works.

I will leave the speeches and characters that gave them up to the readers, but I enjoyed my time with the work.

3.5*

A ver, explicadme cómo se valora un libro del siglo IV antes de Cristo. ¿Lo he disfrutado? ¿Me ha gustado? 4/5 estrellas es un sí. ¿Me ha parecido bien llevado? Si estoy inmersa en un marco cultural muy distinto del griego, no sé si podría juzgar con sentido si está bien llevado o no.

Pero sí la verdad es que mola un cachote.
El Banquete es muy buen diálogo para cualquier lector, esté iniciado en la filosofía o no. Gran introducción al pensamiento platónico, no es difícil de leer ni de entender, y trata de un tema universal como es el amor. Accesible a todo el mundo. (Pero el ship de Sócrates y Alcibíades y la tensión sexual con Agatón no la entenderán los no iniciados <3).

Yo leí la edición de Gredos (Diálogos III), traducción, introducción y notas de M. Martínez Hernández; y si queréis una recomendación, está muy bien. Tienes tres diálogos con todos los datos que puedas necesitar en un librito que no pesa mucho y es muy manejable. Eso sí, cuesta una pasta.

Disfrutadlo y no os enervéis con Pausanias. Sé que cuesta. Pero (spoiler) pensad que luego Sócrates (DIOTIMA) le hace un zasca.

Had to read it for college, fell asleep often, but the discussions after were bombastic and pretentious (in the way only a group of eighteen-year-olds can be) and totally fun.

Les dialogues les plus divertissants

OKAY I LOVED IT BY FAR MY FAVORITE WORK IVE READ IN MY MYTHOLOGY CLASS. so many different interpretations and reasons for love. i loved seeing all the dissenting opinions. i loved hearing the different myths and origins for each type of love ugh it was just so perfect. i love love ❤️