In many regards the dialectical counterpart of the "Republic, the Symposium" is one of the richest and most influential of the Platonic dialogues, resonating not only with Western philosophy, but also with literature art and theology. This title presents an introduction to the text.

A concise, accessible and student-friendly introduction to a key text in Ancient Philosophy.

Thomas Cooksey's commentary on Plato's Symposium fills an important and hitherto neglected niche in recent scholarship on this dialogue... [His] analysis of the Symposium offers clear and engaging reviews of the text without downplaying its complexity, and it does much to open up discussion of the text, and impel readers to engage with the dialogue for themselves. It is certainly the best available introduction to the Symposium for beginners in Plato.