Plato's Symposium: A Translation by Seth Benardete with Commentaries by Allan Bloom and Seth Benardete

Plato: - Plato (c. 427-347 BC) was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period of Greece and a student of Socrates. Thirty-five dialogues and thirteen letters have traditionally been ascribed to Plato. He founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.