Plato Symposium
Symposium In Plato's Symposium the second speaker, Pausanias categorizes love by the main idea; love may be good or bad depending on the performance of the two lovers. Pausanias acknowledged the importance of performance by using these words: "turn out in this or that way according to the mode of performing them; and when well done they are all good, and when wrongly done they are evil...."(Plato, Symposium Pg126). I agree with Pausanias because our performing style makes our work good or bad. For example, when the nuclear fission technology was founded, scientists thought that all the energy problems of the world be solved. When they used that technology in atom bombs and in Chernobyl, thousands of people died and permanent damages are made to our environment. Then Pausanias states that the noble love is the heavenly love, which is love of soul rather than body. The other kind of love, the comm
------------------------------------------------------------------------ So as a conclusion love is the most important action that we do in the world. Like in all our actions, performing is important in love too. A love can be good or bad depending on the performing. The two kinds of love, heavenly and common are the same loves with different names and nothing changes in meaning. Also it doesn't matter whether a love is open or not. The love of some materialistic features are not bad until you exceed some limit value. And at last lovers must question themselves and their relation to make their relation more steady. "The one capable of communicating wisdom and virtue, the other seeking after knowledge, and making his object education and wisdom; when the two laws of love are fulfilled and meet in one- then, and then only, may the beloved yield with honor to the lover"(Symposium Pg128). These words is used by Pausanias because he wants to state the importance of improving yourself in your relationship. I ag
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