PHL244H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aseity, Haecceity, Platonic Love
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Lecture 1: plato and how to cultivate the self (alcibiades 1) This does(cid:374)"t happe(cid:374) all the ti(cid:373)e. al(cid:272)i(cid:271)iades just ad(cid:373)ires o(cid:272)rates a lot. Plato: 427-347bc socrates, academy, interests, dialogues, influence. During this period when he wrote, an old man will have a much younger pupil. Greek pederasts: socrates is not interested in alcibiades in a romantic way. What matters is that you grow intellectually and spiritually this is the (cid:862)lo(cid:448)e(cid:863) in the text: socrates is all about philosophy, platonic relationship close friendship that is shared through intellect. The (cid:862)(cid:271)loo(cid:373)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) is (cid:449)he(cid:374) a (cid:271)oy starts to gro(cid:449) a (cid:271)eard aka the (cid:862)(cid:271)loo(cid:373) of youth(cid:863: the potential starts to emerge alcibiades is past this stage. Ca(cid:374)"t rest o(cid:374) this physi(cid:272)al (cid:862)(cid:271)loo(cid:373)(cid:863) fore(cid:448)er (cid:271)(cid:272) you"re out of this phase. Socrates is plato"s (cid:373)e(cid:374)tor: plato is forever influenced by what socrates did and how he thought, socrates had an interest to hang out at the market (endless stamina)
