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LOVE. Symposium by Plato. Symposium. Symposium. A Greek discussion or debate . Symposium. A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual . Symposium. A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual ….and fun . Symposium. A Greek discussion or debate

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  1. LOVE Symposium by Plato

  2. Symposium

  3. Symposium A Greek discussion or debate

  4. Symposium A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual

  5. Symposium A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual ….and fun

  6. Symposium A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual ….and fun This is how ancient Greeks liked to party

  7. Symposium A Greek discussion or debate However, its actually quite casual ….and fun This is how ancient Greeks liked to party ….and they did a lot of drinking

  8. Agathon

  9. A lot of Greek men

  10. A lot of Greek men A lot of drink

  11. A lot of Greek men A lot of drink What is the natural topic of conversation?

  12. A lot of Greek men A lot of drink What is the natural topic of conversation? LOVE

  13. Aristophanes

  14. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’

  15. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’ He described there being three sexes:

  16. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’ He described there being three sexes: male,

  17. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’ He described there being three sexes: male, female,

  18. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’ He described there being three sexes: male, female, and an androgenous combination of the two.

  19. Aristophanes He was an ancient ‘comedian’ He described there being three sexes: male, female, and an androgenous combination of the two. He said Zeus split up the androgenous sex with a bolt of lightning.

  20. Aristophanes So Aristophanes describes love as the desire for a person to find their other half

  21. Aristophanes So Aristophanes describes love as the desire for a person to find their other half To become ‘whole’.

  22. Phaedrus

  23. Phaedrus Love is:

  24. Phaedrus Love is: Great and wonderful

  25. Phaedrus Love is: Great and wonderful Supreme benefactor of mankind

  26. Phaedrus Love is: Great and wonderful Supreme benefactor of mankind Great sense of humour

  27. Pausanias

  28. Pausanias Love is: Not singular but dual

  29. Pausanias Love is: Not singular but dual • Common love – when you have common interests

  30. Pausanias Love is: Not singular but dual • Common love – when you have common interests • Heavenly love – felt by boys during maturation looking for life partnership

  31. Pausanias Love is: Heavenly love can be BAD

  32. Pausanias Love is: Heavenly love can be BAD (if it leads to sexual desire)

  33. Pausanias Love is: Heavenly love can be BAD (if it leads to sexual desire) But, appropriate love is when one person educates another and makes them wise and good.

  34. Pausanias Love is: Heavenly love can be BAD (if it leads to sexual desire) But, appropriate love is when one person educates another and makes them wise and good (which may mean trying really hard)

  35. Eryximachus (He’s a doctor so his ‘way of knowing’ is through anything to do with medicine)

  36. Eryximachus (He’s a doctor so his ‘way of knowing’ is through anything to do with medicine) He agrees with Pausanias that love can be good or bad.

  37. Eryximachus (He’s a doctor so his ‘way of knowing’ is through anything to do with medicine) He agrees with Pausanias that love can be good or bad. Like medicine, he believes love is about enhancing the good and depriving the bad.

  38. Eryximachus Common love is good but we must not indulge in it too much in case we get sick.

  39. Eryximachus Common love is good but we must not indulge in it too much in case we get sick. Therefore, love is good in moderation.

  40. Eryximachus Common love is good but we must not indulge in it too much in case we get sick. Therefore, love is good in moderation. Love is the cause of all self-control, happiness and justice.

  41. Agathon

  42. Agathon He comments that all that has been talked about so far is what humans can gain from love.

  43. Agathon He comments that all that has been talked about so far is what humans can gain from love (a very shallow and selfish way to look at it).

  44. Agathon He comments that all that has been talked about so far is what humans can gain from love (a very shallow and selfish way to look at it). So he suggests that they talk about Love as a God.

  45. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods

  46. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods, and therefore is peaceful.

  47. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods, and therefore is peaceful. Love is:

  48. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods, and therefore is peaceful. Love is: Sensitive,

  49. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods, and therefore is peaceful. Love is: Sensitive, never forceful,

  50. Agathon Love is young and rules over the other Gods, and therefore is peaceful. Love is: Sensitive, never forceful, brave,

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