Dear Friends,

Below is a very special event that I am organizing under the aegis of
thinkPhilosophy.org. I hope it tickles your curiosity, and that you will
consider joining us for a recreation of Plato's _Symposium_.

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In Plato's _Symposium_, Socrates and friends gather at a dinner party where they
treat each other to beautiful speeches on the nature of Eros, Love. Coming
Mondays May 11 through June 1st, thinkPhilosophy is organizing a four session
reading and recreation where we will read Plato's _Symposium_ with an eye to
writing our own speeches on Love, to be delivered at our very own Symposium
dinner party! The sessions will be led by D. Rita Alfonso, Philosopher and
visiting Assistant Professor at U.C. Berkeley in Gender and Women's Studies. No
previous knowledge of Philosophy is assumed or needed, just a really curious
mind!

Sessions will be held at Modern Times Books (888 Valencia St, SF, CA) on May 11,
18. 25, and June 1, 6:30-8:30pm; Symposium dinner details tba. Cost for the
series is $160, dinner and drinks not included. (Scholarships for students and
low income folk are available; and notaflof.) Space is very limited. To reserve
your place, e-mail info@.... More info is also available at
thinkPhilosophy.org .
Hope you can join us!

Cheers,
D. Rita Alfonso, Ph.D.
Philosopher-at-Large