Socrates asked Diotima, the wise woman.“Is it a mortal ... “What is it then?” he asked.Love, Cupid, Amor, Eros: Love has many names. Love is the subject of […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Contending that the answer can be found only in a full understanding of eros, Bloom gives rigorous attention to the writings of Rousseau, five plays of Shakespeare and Socrates’ argument in the ...

And for Socrates, this pathway from eros to God is reason. In desire, a shimmer of light cracks through the broken crust of ...

And for Socrates, this pathway from eros to God is reason. In desire, a shimmer of light cracks through the broken crust of the material world, inspiring us to yearn for things that last.