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Episode 142: Plato’s “Phaedrus” on Love and Speechmaking

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Lights of Love's Commerce

The followers of Zeus seek a beloved who is Zeus like in soul, wherefore they look for one who is by nature disposed of love of wisdom in the leading of men. So some gods are better than others to follow. And then where was the part West that you were trying to quote before of when he brings the imagery of the horses back? Pretty much. I want to get at why is love constitute a harmonious relation between these three parts.

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