The Symposium (c. 385-370 BCE) is widely regarded as one of Plato’s greatest philosophical and stylistic triumphs. The dialogue recounts a drinking party in the house of Agathon at which Socrates and a number of other prominent Athenian citizens deliver speeches in praise of Eros (Love). Our assigned section begins just after the end of Agathon’s speech‚ in which the young Sophist heaped lavish praise on Love for his youth and beauty. Socrates addresses the gathering and disputes Agathon’s account
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The Process of Love; Reproducing Beauty Throughout his work Plato is well known for implementing dialogue‚ typically with Socrates as the main interlocutor‚ to express his philosophical thoughts in an engaging‚ dramatic fashion. The Symposium is no different and is often considered Plato’s crowning achievement in terms of creating a harmonic interplay between drama and philosophy within his dialogue. Beyond simply presenting his ideas in an entertaining manner‚ this dialectic method of composition
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Love According to Plato “What is love?” This question‚ while seemingly simple‚ is very complex. To many people love is special. Love plays a countless number of roles‚ both positive and negative‚ for each and every person. Therefore‚ everyone at some point in their lives has experienced love. It is something that we all long for‚ thereby making it something that all humans have in common. Each person’s experience is different which makes it hard for anyone to find the right words to express this
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Plato’s Symposium‚ he tells a story of a dinner party that unfolded in Athens‚ at Agathon’s (The Poet) house‚ with guest such as (Socrates‚ Phaedrus‚ Aristophanes‚ etc) who was later ask to give a speech about what they thought Love is. After‚ everyone has spoken and at this point a little drunk‚ Socrates expresses‚ how most of us start to learn about love in a very immediate and physical way‚ by being powerfully attracted to a person’s face‚ and body‚ this would be called romantic/sexual love or the
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“Love is the desire to have the good forever.†Diotima continues with saying that “every type of desire for good things or happiness is what constitutes ‘powerful and treacherous love’â€Â. Diotima describes love as something that can be obtained through enthusiasm when it is only directed at one thing at a time. However‚ she also describes love as a longing for immortality‚ in that the closest mortals can come to being permanently alive and immortal is through reproduction
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In the Symposium‚ one of Plato’s most popular texts; Agathon‚ a Greek poet‚ gathers a group of men together in celebration. As the drinking party‚ or the symposium draws on the subject of love ‚ it’s meaning and it’s state soon comes up. Agathon decides that each man in attendance is required to deliver an encomium‚ or speech on the topic. Each man gives his own he recount of what he believes is the true nature of love. The last man to speak before Socrates is the host himself‚ Agathon. He decides
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influence us. Specifically‚ both Aristophanes and Sappho were philosophers born in Greece and spent time discussing matters of love. Although both theorists comprehend love differently‚ they both relate sincerely. By means of their views of love and intimacy we can relate our lives to their concepts to have a greater understanding of what true love may mean to us. In the speech of Aristophanes named Plato’s Symposium he speaks about the origin of love. Aristophanes tries to enlighten a party of men
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The views of ethics vary greatly when talking about Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle has his own views even though such an influential man like Plato taught him. Plato and Aristotle try to deliver this universal system of ethical principals that will determine good and bad. Through doing so they realizes their differences in what they believe. Plato and Aristotle can both agree that good is happiness and in order to continue the good you must exercise self-fulfillment through integrity. Plato believes
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The views of Plato and Aristotle are different but to some extent similar. Plato was mostly known for Theory of Forms and Aristotle was basically known for his thoughts in metaphysics. Even though they both thought a bit differently they did agree in a few things‚ for instance‚ Plato and Aristotle not only impacted social life in the past but the future‚ in fact some still use it in today’s society. Plato was a student of Socrate’s. He founded the first University called Academy in the year 387
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protest. She convinces all of the other women of Athens and Sparta to follow this strike to force the men to make peace. Lysistrata was written by Aristophanes in 411 B.C and is classified as a stage play and is said to be old comedy.
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