In Plato's Symposium, Diotima argues that
A)philosophy is the nearest thing to immortality that a mortal can attain.
B)human beings, like the gods, are immortal.
C)procreation, whether of children or works of cultural importance, brings humans nearest to immortality.
D)humans seek immortality in vain.

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Diotima, in Plato's Symposium, suggests that procreation in both the physical and the spiritual sense (through the creation of works of cultural importance) is the way humans approach immortality, as it allows a part of them to live on beyond their physical existence.

In Plato's Symposium, Diotima Argues That