Eros, Gossip, and Philosophy in Plato’s Symposium

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Brief Overview

This paper argues that Plato’s Symposium’s dramatic framing can be read as gossip, and interrogates the feminization of philosophy in this dialogue from the angle of licentious, unauthorized, and feminized forms of speech.

Author

• Charlotte Mencke, Northwestern University