The poetry of Sappho and the numerous speeches in Plato’s Symposium both deal primarily with homoerotic love. Sappho, one of the only female poets in Ancient Greece, speaks from the female perspective whereas Plato’s work focuses on the nature of this love between men. Several fundamental elements are common to both perspectives, including similar ideals of youth and beauty as well as the idea of desire as integral to both views on love. Despite these similarities, there is an important distinction, which can be understood in terms of Pausanias’ concepts of Common versus Celestial Love. Common lovers are focused more on the physical experience than the intellectual contact in a relationship.
The overall direction of each of these philosophers, however, was quite similar, and all three are generally referred to as "Socratic". Aristotle's ethics is built around the premise that people should achieve an excellent character as a pre-condition for attaining happiness or well-being. It is sometimes referred to in comparison to later ethical theories as a "character based ethics". Like Plato and Socrates, he emphasized the importance of reason for human happiness, and that there were logical and natural reasons for humans to behave virtuously, and try to become virtuous. Aristotle focuses on courage and temperance as the two typical moral virtues which can be described as a mean, then discusses a whole range of minor virtues and vices which can be described as a mean, and only then discusses justice and the intellectual virtues.
Euthyphro In the story Euthyphro by Plato, epistemology plays a huge role. Socrates looks to Euthyphro because of his wisdom on piety and impiety and for the reason that the knowledge that he obtain from Euthyphro would help him fight his case for impiety brought upon by Meletus. Socrates and Euthyphro goes into great depths of questioning and answering which turns to views of being holy and satisfying the Gods. Euthyphro provides an example along with different ways in which to explain piety to Socrates. All attempts to explain piety comes with more unanswered questions to Socrates thus leaving him with more questions to the definite definition of piety.
Who strongly endorses the idea that love is an indulgence, “After bread, shelter, equality, health, procreation, money comes maybe love” . Cumulative listing provides an extension and emphasis on Lucy’s point, though she is in the embodiment to free thinking and love, her true opinion or practice differs. “ I have sex with him and sleep with you”. The implication is that social welfare and basic human rights are main values she supports rather than individual emotional fulfilment.
There are of course different types of love, which are displayed in different outlooks of the texts and film. Aristophanes believes one person emerged from two, and when brought together, their wholeness is the root of love. Where as Pausanias believes there are two kinds of love; common and heavenly. The common love feeding the body and heavenly love which is fruit for the spirit. Socrates learned from Diotima that love is immortal.
Explain the relationship between The Form of The Good and the other Forms (25 marks) Plato was a dualist and so he believed that there were two worlds: the unreal physical world and the spiritual world of The Forms. This view is portrayed throughout Plato’s theory of The Forms in which he suggests that the truth does not lie in the real world or our empirical knowledge but in fact the truth lies in our a priori knowledge. The Forms are eternal, unchanging and transcendent. The world is merely an imperfect copy of The Forms- The world of Particulars. In the platonic theory of Forms, there is a hierarchy of the Forms.
And so if poetry is the way to express understanding of a love affair, then perhaps myth in religion is best seen as an expression of the truth of faith to the believer, written from the perspective of faith. But, it seems reasonable to
As history shows, Socrates is a believable character as the Apology written by Plato has many examples showing he truly is philosophical and wise. In sections 21a, and 28e, examples can be found of what it means to be philosophical from the view of God and Socrates and how he fits the profile. Sections 33b, and 33d, can be used as examples of how Socrates’ wisdom has influenced those who chose to learn from him. Lastly in section 29b, and 32a Socrates speaks the truth and part of philosophy means to investigate the truth, therefore by him speaking (of) the truth it makes him wise. In 4th century BC Gods and oracles play a big role in society as they have a huge influence on how people choose to live and act.
This type of relationship is encouraging, supportive, uplifting instead of tearing down, and they demonstrate the kind of love found in first Corinthians. Secular dating tends to focus on what pleases their own selfish desires, whether physical or emotional. God doesn’t play a role within their relationship. Secular dating encourages to “find” the right mate and Christian dating encourages to “be” the right mate. Christians first focus on if the pre-partner carries faith and lives a godly life.
The divine intercessions are graces, and Odysseus realizes this. Knowing that humility is a grace, Odysseus displays it. Knowing that patience is a grace, Odysseus treasures it. Odysseus’ humility creates his fate; his patience leads him to his