Plato's Symposium is considered one of the highlights not only of Greek philosophical thought but of world literature. From an enigmatic statement of the great denier of Plato is Nietzsche ("all that is profound loves the mask"), an advanced real suggestive interpretation of this great text and links to read to his studies on Plato's unwritten doctrines ._x000D_
The book opens with a reference to Nietzsche and his metaphor of the "mask" to characterize the different forms of access to the truth. For Nietzsche, the mask hides and reveals at the same time deep and can be seen that the myths in Plato's dialogues have that feature mask, revealing half-truths provided to those who understand and hiding those who are not initiated ._x000D_
In this book, of delicious reading, Reale able to maintain a fine balance between the story of what happens in the dialogue and the disciplin...read more