Eros, Wisdom and Silence of Plato (Part II)
Classical and Contemporary Eros In the Theages, Demodocus, a rural landowner and a committed democrat, approaches Socrates with his son Theages in tow. Demodocus is fearful because…
Classical and Contemporary Eros In the Theages, Demodocus, a rural landowner and a committed democrat, approaches Socrates with his son Theages in tow. Demodocus is fearful because…
What, if anything, does Socrates know about Eros? The Platonic Socrates is renowned for proclaiming his ignorance. His reputation owes primarily to several statements that he makes…
. . . . Theory is not just any opining about human existence in society; it rather is an attempt at formulating the meaning of existence by…
Part 1 of the Audio Recording may be listened here. Eric Voegelin: You have something about history. May I ask you just for a piece of paper…
In the context of human virtue, which some would call the "value dimension," the final issue in a discussion is between amor dei and amor sui. I…