Symposium

I will argue that Aristophanes oration on Love in Plato’s The Symposium is on the lowest and highest level of knowledge on Plato’s simile of the line. First, I will present Aristophanes major points on love. Second I will explain the crietion that I will use to analyze Aristophanes oration on love, which is Plato’s simile of the line. Third, I will argue that according to Plato’s simile of the line, Aristophanes oration on love falls in the levels of images and the Forms. Aristophanes’ oration…

about all woman, but only those that roamed the earth, it definitely excludes goddesses. The more curious thing about Plato bringing a woman into the discussion through Socrates is that this woman is made up just as all the other characters of the symposium are made up as well. With this information in mind it has brought me to believe that all these ideas are Plato's way of portraying his thoughts through these speakers on different opinions that the world had on…

a lecture at a healthcare symposium on Depression. I met AR. She was diagnosed with Depression. There was a support provided by her country. However, this support impacted her negatively because it allowed her to consume more alcohol. I met JL during a lecture at a healthcare symposium on Cancer at RCSI. He had been diagnosed with Oropharyngeal Cancer. His occupation got affected by his illness, which led to a financial issue. During a lecture at a healthcare symposium on Epilepsy. I met LE…

Paper #1 My thesis paper is about the three reading that we read the first 2 weeks of class which were: The Allegory of The Cave, The Symposium and The Phaedrus. Each of this reading teaches us different ways to see things. Show us the different ways of love and the levels of the forms. As we already know in the lecture allegory of the cave, Socrates show us the way people illustrate the effects of education regarding the human soul. Where the philosopher being educated in different stages…

the meaning of love, but have encountered some moments similar to love in my life, albeit not being closely acquainted with it. Reading The Symposium, Consolation of Philosophy, and The Reasons of Love has not provided me with a clear explanation as to what love truly is, but has provided me with multiple interpretations for further pondering. The Symposium was my favorite of the texts that we read for this course. Pausanias’ speech, in particular, related to my initial reflection in…

On November 7 I was a speaker at the NC Promise Tuition Symposium held at the University Center. I helped setup the Symposium by arriving at five pm and passed out flyers to students entering and leaving the University Center. After the flyers were passed out the event began with Alexandra Cole who was the introducer. Senator Cole explained what the NC Promise Tuition Plan contained and gave the procedures on how students can get a question answered either at the event or online. After Senator…

Navodh Perera Dr. Wayne Gay English 2303-005 1/26/2016 Response No 1 (Aristophanes’ Oration from the Symposium of Plato) In the beginning of the speech Aristophanes begins to explain of man’s ignorance of the power of love. Since, as humans we believe that miracles or things that cannot be explained is done by a “higher power” or anything tragic is caused by smite of gods. Aristophanes begins to make fun of this by saying, “they would surely have built noble temples and altars, and offered…

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is a spiritual leader of Buddhists. He writes an article in the “Sunflower Symposium” (129), in which he claims that one should forgive but should not forget the atrocities of one person or persons. In his article, Gyatso shares two stories, one is about the China’s invasion of Tibet which costed 1.2 million of Tibetans, and the other is about a Tibetan monk who had been in the Chinese prison for eight years. Both of them explain the “Buddhist culture of…

Alcibiades’ speech in Plato’s Symposium is a digression from the previous speakers’ because he illustrates a personal instance in which eros (love) is and is not felt, whereas the previous speakers defined it. Additionally, he shows eros as not always beneficial. His unrequited love for Socrates proves that it is not always a mutual emotion and can have a detrimental impact, unlike the other speeches which portray love as a beneficial force for both lovers and society. However, it would be…

Jackson Hole There is no bigger stage for the central bankers than the annual Jackson Hole Symposium. The Fed Chair skipped the last one, however, she is attending this year and is due to speak on Friday, which has captured the world’s attention. Central banks losing control over the economic condition Since the last financial crisis of 2007, the world markets look up to the central banks to save them from another economic downturn. The central banks have tried everything, right from zero…