Plato’s Symposium
In Plato’s Symposium, the speech of Diotima explains how the philosopher should practice eros, beginning with love for one beautiful body then ascending the ‘ladder of love’ until finally he reaches a glimpse of the Form of Beauty itself. Explain how this works in Plato’s philosophy: how does he place eros into service of philosophy? Compare the figure of Alcibiades to the figure of Socrates: how do they demonstrate the contrast between a philosopher practicing eros properly, and the failure to properly practice eros? *This response requires two citations from Plato’s Symposium: one from the Speech of Diotima and one from the Speech of Alcibiades.
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