<p>In the sixth installment of an ongoing series breaking down Plato's <em>Symposium</em>, the guys reconvene to analyze Agathon's speech on Eros, emphasizing what Agathon claims Eros is and what it is the cause of.</p>

In the sixth installment of an ongoing series breaking down Plato's Symposium, the guys reconvene to analyze Agathon's speech on Eros, emphasizing what Agathon claims Eros is and what it is the cause of.

Agathon's Speech: Analyzing Plato's Symposium, Part VI | The New Thinkery Ep. 36

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Agathon's Speech: Analyzing Plato's Symposium, Part VI | The New Thinkery Ep. 36

Agathon's Speech: Analyzing Plato's Symposium, Part VI | The New Thinkery Ep. 36

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