
Episode 142: Plato’s “Phaedrus” on Love and Speechmaking
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Importance of Speaking Style
The way the argument goes basically is that the lover is damaging to the beloved because they're jealous, they're smothering. If you need something from them, once their passions go away, they won't give it to you. They flatter you in a way that's bad for your character. In addition, many of the lovers desire the body before they come to know the character and gain experience of the other personal traits. But as for the non lovers who were friends with each other, even before they did these things, it is not likely that these things through which they received benefit should diminish friendship with them. It is to be expected that you would become better by being persuaded by
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