PHIL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Androgyny, Penia, Agathon
3 Jan 2016
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Socrates drinks but does not get drunk. Popular because of his speeches in praise and love. Story is silly, but if taken serious it is tragic. Androgyne = moon because the moon shares both sun and earth. Very strong 8 limbed beings trying to get to heaven. Halves try to find the other half and wrap around them and starve to death. Help my moving genitals to he front opportunity to. Love is born in every human being become one again. Love = pursuit for wholeness and desire to be complete. Agathon: no one is talking about love only people in love. Love is cause of all things good. Underlies drive to develop any form of existence. Love is the happiest, most beautiful and best time of life. Agrees that love should be the center of concern. Love is not a goal or activity; love is needy. Love is always poor, lacking; yet love is clever.
