Diotima's Discussion About The Beautiful Itself Analysis
In this essay I will continue to discuss Diotima’s discussion about the beautiful itself. Explaining how she understands the souls rising towards the direct experience of the perfect beauty. As she does so by talking about the ladder of love to Socrates on how to achieve the desired eros. This essay will also discuss on how to know ideal Beauty – the beautiful itself and what is the form of beauty.
Also, why this certain vision of eternal beauty is the goal of desire. Correspondingly, how the experience of beauty affects the way one can live their lives. Lastly, talking about the relation between education and giving birth to understanding and wisdom and why is Eros a philosopher.
Understand the souls rise towards perfect beauty
The way Diotima understands the soul’s rising towards the direct experience of perfect beauty is by how she explains …show more content…
They will also gain happiness, which is the end itself.
The Relation between Education and Giving Birth to Wisdom
Individual who give birth to wisdom have reached the highest form on the ladder of love. These people are like poets, they give knowledge and virtue. If an individual has found happiness while in search of beauty they will be lucky enough to find others who are “pregnant” with wisdom. A child can receive education and learn what he knows about the world.
However, if that child talks to someone who is pregnant with wisdom the child will have gained that wisdom he has just acquired from the soul. Thus, this will last him a lifetime, and more so than the education he had received before. This will build the bond stronger between the two. The child is also receiving a certain type of education, he has gained knowledge, wisdom and doing so he will understand the type of beauty to search for; as will search for others with the same type of knowledge.
Why is Eros a
Also, why this certain vision of eternal beauty is the goal of desire. Correspondingly, how the experience of beauty affects the way one can live their lives. Lastly, talking about the relation between education and giving birth to understanding and wisdom and why is Eros a philosopher.
Understand the souls rise towards perfect beauty
The way Diotima understands the soul’s rising towards the direct experience of perfect beauty is by how she explains …show more content…
They will also gain happiness, which is the end itself.
The Relation between Education and Giving Birth to Wisdom
Individual who give birth to wisdom have reached the highest form on the ladder of love. These people are like poets, they give knowledge and virtue. If an individual has found happiness while in search of beauty they will be lucky enough to find others who are “pregnant” with wisdom. A child can receive education and learn what he knows about the world.
However, if that child talks to someone who is pregnant with wisdom the child will have gained that wisdom he has just acquired from the soul. Thus, this will last him a lifetime, and more so than the education he had received before. This will build the bond stronger between the two. The child is also receiving a certain type of education, he has gained knowledge, wisdom and doing so he will understand the type of beauty to search for; as will search for others with the same type of knowledge.
Why is Eros a