plato scholarship Flashcards
what does goldhill say about love and its link to self control
proper love is all about self control
what does ferrari say about platos comprehension of love
-plato does not have a comprehensive theory of love
what does ferrari say about socrates speech in symposium
unabashedly an account of what love can do for philosophy rather than an account of love for its own sake
what does ferrari believe about platonic love
ferrari is clear that platonic love is selfish and that we should feel sympathy towards alcibiades
- argues that soctrates pursuit of platonic love has a negative impact on alcibaides and that alci is unfairly treated
what does ferrari ask in regard to alcibiades and love/virtue
does love really promote virtue? surely alcibiades acts as a flaw to this argument
what does daniel orrels say about platos chief concern
plato is chiefly concerned with matters of polis
what does melissa lane argue about platos depiction of desire in ‘republic’
plato presents desire as something to be controlled
according to melissa lane what does plato believe leads to philosphers to a virtuous life
philosophers should have no desire for excessive physical satisfaction
what does benjamin jowett say about platos depiction of desire in ‘laws’
the evil consequences which arise out of the indulgance of the passions and the remedies for them
what does christopher gill say about socrates in symposium
socrates has already moved on beyond the love of the body - he has ulfilled the advice of his own speech
how does gill expose a flaw in socrates argument
-if he has no interest in bodily pleasure, then why does he enjoy the company of young men
-does he try to subvert the traditional sex/educational exchange of pederasty by not providing sex at all?
-perhaps both partners should experience educational arrousal but not sexual pleasure thereby changing their perspective on love
what does gill say about alibiades in symposium
he is a dangerous warning of what happens if one does not go furhter up the ladder of love
what does marie zych say about eryximachus’ view on love
the wanton love is the source of the pestilence and brings many forms of the diseases to animals and plants
