Although the dictionary definition of love is “an intense feeling of deep affection”‚ everyone seems to have their own way of defining the word love based on their personal experiences. The characters in Symposium shared their personal thoughts on love in many different ways. Some of the speeches were thoughtful and intelligent‚ while others seemed to be more for entertainment purposes. Throughout the speeches‚ there was a sense of competition among the speakers. The best speech‚ however‚ came from
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Presentation assignment Fall 2013 Break into 4 groups. Each group must contain one or more of the participants of the Plato Symposium. Two groups will have 5 members. In the style of the Plato Symposium‚ each group should fashion a 20 or 25 minute presentation answering one of these questions about Animal Farm. You may also decide to formulate a new question relating Animal Farm to Plato. You may use a PowerPoint presentation if you wish. Please be creative. We need a make up session‚ so the presentations
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philosophical point made in Socrates’ speech in Plato’s Symposium is that Love is mainly a property shared between things; that Love itself is not beautiful‚ good‚ or anything else other than relation between those who desire and the things that they perceive to be good and beautiful. In my opinion however‚ the more important thing that the speech‚ which is really more of a cross-examination does‚ is take Agathon’s claim to know all there is to know about Love and lead him to admit that he doesn’t really know
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The Symposium by Plato revolves around the subject matter of love. Plato writes about seven different views on love. All of the different views come from the speakers that attended the symposium in honor of Agathon. Eryximachus suggests that each guest should make a speech in admiration of the g-d of Love. The most irrational view on love is provided by Aristophanes’ speech. Aristophanes decides to explain love in the form of a legend. Aristophanes spoke about a myth in order to explain his view
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Love For Goodness Sake Socrates says‚ “In a word‚ then‚ love is wanting to possess the good forever” (206B). Naturally‚ it would be my inclination to agree with this statement; however‚ love is much more complex than Socrates’ definition. Love is the desire to always be happy‚ and finding goodness is the key to happiness. Love brings the good out of our souls to guide our lives. We search for goodness in love‚ yet surrendering to love and desire (eros) is what brings out our goodness. The happiness
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the party of which the entirety of the setting of the Symposium takes place. The party is being held to honor his victory in the drama competition that occurred the day prior. When it is Agathon’s turn to speak‚ he starts his speech by pointing out: “All the previous speakers seem to me have dwelt upon the happiness of humanity in being endowed by the god himself; no one has said what sort of being he is who has conferred these gifts.” (Symposium‚ lines 194e). Here Agathon is referring to the facts
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Two Types of Love in Plato’s Symposium I have always thought that there was only one type of love‚ which was that feeling of overwhelming liking to someone else. I am aware that Lust does exist and that it is separate from Love‚ being that the desire for someone’s body rather their mind. In Plato’s Symposium‚ Plato speaks of many different types of love‚ loves that can be taken as lust as well. He writes about seven different points of view on love coming from the speakers that attend the
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life and conduct to moral and ethical principles. Virtue is a trait that many people would see as good. This word means many different things to many different people as described in this paper. I will be describing The Sophists‚ Socrates‚ and my own view on virtue and what it is means in all of our minds. Back in the fifth century B.C.E. (Before Common Era) many Athenians such as Socrates believed that there was a basis for stable and certain knowledge. They believed that by arguing and trying to
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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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