RE103 Lecture Notes - Aphrodite Pandemos, Aphrodite Urania, Sophia (Wisdom)
Document Summary
New concept of hero= love of rationality. Next book- sorrow of young werther: focuses on destruction. Socrates (469-399bce)- was plato"s teacher, was put to death cause he rejected the. Gods/goddesses and held onto pure reason+ and not asking for money when teaching. Plato (428-347bce)- student of soc. , when soc. died he took to writing about him and his own philosophical thoughts. Rational thought+ reason= both important to plato and socrates. Hero as more than a brute warrior (plato"s books) Apology (399bce)- this revisits socrates final dates, felt that socrates did not need to apologize at all. Symposium (~385bce)- discussion of love, eulogies (a praise of something), praise of gods and goddesses in this book. Republic (380bce)- his epitome, a philosophical novel, the message it holds: the philosopher should be king and run the world+ have the greatest wisdom. Gender- the issues in the symposium, there are only men and free men+ young boys (opinions were asked only if spoken to)
