Socrates relates ideas he had been told by his predecessor, Diotima of Mantinea, before Alcibiades comes in and delivers a drunken rant.
One character in this work says that Alcestis may not have laid down her life if she knew she would be brought back from the dead. In this work, Eryximachus describes how physicians like himself know how to manipulate the body's desires manually. In this work, (*) Aristophanes tells the story that all humans were once doubled and then cut in two by the Gods, causing us to constantly be seeking our other half. Socrates relates ideas he had been told by his predecessor, Diotima of Mantinea, before Alcibiades comes in and delivers a drunken rant. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue, in which a drinking party turns into a discussion of love.
One character in this work says that Alcestis may not have laid down her life if she knew she would be brought back from the dead.
Symposium