The dialogue "Symposium," offered to readers by the publisher Charpe Diem, is one of the most significant works of the great Greek philosopher Plato (427–347 BCE). It aims to explore the power of erotic effects and the role of Eros in human spiritual life. "Eros is the love of beauty," or, in other words, "Eros desires to possess beauty." However, possessing beauty is not the ultimate goal but merely a means to achieve a higher purpose. The highest and supreme aim of every life, of all existence, is called happiness (eudaimonia). Thus, love is nothing other than a means of attaining happiness, of partaking in happiness...
