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A Philosophical Theology of the Body? Eros in Plato and John Paul II | Professor Joshua Hochschild

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Plato's Symposium: Speeches on Love

This chapter discusses the content of Plato's Symposium, which takes place during a party thrown in honor of Agathon, a successful playwright. The guests offer speeches about Eros, or love, and their speeches make up the majority of the symposium. The chapter summarizes the speeches of Phaedrus, Pausanias, and Eryximakis, each presenting different perspectives on love.

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