CLST 203 Chapter 9-10: CLST 203 Feb 13 and 16 Readings
10 Feb 2017
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Under discipline of socrates (socrates employed a form of dialectic reasoning, in which one tested beliefs by submitting them to rigours criticism in the form of discussion. Criticized myths for their potential to corrupt. Credited with drawing a distinction between mythos (fictitious tale) and logos (rational account) Aristocratic dinner party at athens where men take turns attempting to define the nature and power of love. Three kinds of humans: male, female, and both sexes together (cid:894)(cid:862)a(cid:374)drogy(cid:374)ous(cid:863)(cid:895). Also, had two faces, four ears, two sets of genitalia, etc. (two sets of everything). Man was born of sun, female of earth, and third of moon. Zeus proposes to slice everyone in two, so they are weaker, more useful because of their multiplication, and will walk on t(cid:449)o legs. If this does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork, (cid:449)ill sli(cid:272)e e(cid:448)eryone again so everyone has one leg. At the cutting, apollo turned the humans head towards where they would be cut, and then the gods healed them.
