This is Symposium by Plato, one of the most important dialogues in Western philosophy, translated by Benjamin Jowett and read by Mark Cassidy.
Experience this timeless conversation on love, beauty, and the soul — all presented without background music, just clean narration and visuals to keep you calm and focused.
Set during a lively Athenian banquet, Symposium features a series of speeches by Socrates and his companions as they explore the nature of Eros (love). Their reflections range from humorous to profound, culminating in Socrates’ retelling of Diotima’s mystical teaching on love as a ladder from physical desire to the contemplation of pure beauty.
More than a philosophical treatise, Symposium is a dramatic, poetic, and deeply human work that continues to influence ideas about love, desire, and the relationship between the body and the soul.
Plato (c. 428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. Founder of the Academy in Athens, his writings laid the foundations of Western philosophy, covering ethics, metaphysics, politics, logic, and epistemology. Symposium, along with The Republic and Phaedrus, is among his most celebrated dialogues.
This audiobook uses Benjamin Jowett’s elegant and widely respected English translation, preserving the clarity and rhetorical style of the original Greek dialogue.
Mark Cassidy brings steady, accessible narration to Plato’s philosophical banquet, making each voice distinct and the ideas easy to follow. Ideal for listening, studying, or reflecting.
What you’ll get:
(Chapters are not in the original text, but added to organize the flow of the dialogue)