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HoP 032 - Frisbee Sheffield on Platonic Love

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Ascent Passage in the Symposium Is Not About Interpersonal Relationships

The ascent passage in the symposium is really about how to be happy. Does that mean plato just doesn't have a view on an interpersonal relationship? The erotic dialogues are hugely informative standing plato's ethics, and probably in two main ways. In these we might say eros helps us understand which other people play a role in platonic dialogue.

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