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.

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

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 the material world, inspiring us to yearn for things that last.

In Plato’s Symposium, a group of Athenians — including Socrates, Aristophanes, and Alcibiades — gather to discuss Eros, the god of love. However, the most authoritative voice is not any of theirs, but ...

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.

Conventional stereotypes about romance portray it as a passionate, irrational game. Ancient philosophers, on the other hand, viewed love as something dangerous − but also enlightening.