HON 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lovers' Vows, Eryximachus, Agathon
13 Jan 2017
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Informal; more like a drama than a history. Apollodorus"s friend asks him about socrates"s speeches on love. Aristodemus ran into socrates one day, who was bathed and wearing fancy sandals (unusual for. Indirect discourse apollodorus recounts what eryximachus told him. him). Socrates invited aristodemus, even though he wasn"t invited, to agathon"s dinner. Apollodorus giver of a magnificent gift of apollo. Agathon won the tragedy contest, so they partied hard. At a normal symposium, you eat, drink and listen to music. Socrates said he was down for this, and if everyone said enough he wouldn"t talk. Love is one of the most ancient gods. Gain honor blessedness virtue and to keep you accountable. Hesiod wrote the creation theology: no one cares how chaos was created. Love teaches you how to do well and how to know you haven"t. feel shame, then reflect (more for the beloved). Love keeps us accountable (to each other and ourselves).
