In Plato's "Symposium," the very influential speech by Diotima describes an ascent from loving particular kinds of beauty to loving Beauty itself. ... Throughout the Symposium, the audience hears many accounts from various intellectuals that have been invited to a special party. ... A speech in particular being Agathon's. In his speech, Agathon states that Eros has many virtues, one being wisdom. ... Diotima's wisdom throughout the speeches made in Agathon's symposium is one of incredible knowledge, she opened up many eyes and brought to light the impact that Eros can h...

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In Plato's Symposium there are three major speeches given by Aristophanes, Socrates and Alcibiades, where each portrays a different aspect of human sexuality and love. Aristophanes" speech is a fantastic representation of humans that were separated into two halves engaged in desperate search for their other half, while Socrates" speech is a rhetoric of a conversation he was engaged in with the priestess Diotima, and finally Alcibiades" speech is a tribute to his teacher Socrates. Even though Aristophones" speech is a fantastical story that explained why humans are in constant, desper...

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Plato's Symposium provides us with many different views and theories about Love. ... One of the memorable speeches is the Speech of Aristophanes. ... Aristophanes contradicts his peers with the speech by treating heterosexuality at the same level as homosexuality, arguing that both are predestined. ... It is reasonably useful to understand from Aristophanes speech mans true motives. ...

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In this paper I will discuss Aristophanes" speech on love found in Plato's Symposium. I will summarize his speech and explain the characteristics of love as Aristophanes thinks of it. ... Aristophanes" speech begins by explaining the nature of man and what has become of it. ... He does however touch on a very significant point that none of the other speakers in the Symposium have touched on. ... The other problem that surfaces in Aristophanes speech pertains to his notion that our soul yarns for a unification with its other counterpart. ...

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In the beginning, according to Aristophanies, there were three types of people instead of the two we know today. The male were the offspring of the sun, while females were born from the earth and androgynous were the progeny of the moon. These three gender did not embody the physical characteristi...

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