Section outline

  • Week VIII: (October 20-24)

    Readings: 207a-212c Speech of Socrates

    Secondary Reading: Moravscik, J. M. E. 1971. “Reason and Eros in the ’Ascent’-Passage of the Symposium.” In Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, I, edited by John P. Anton and George L. Kustas, 1:285–302. Albany: State University of New York Press.

    Supplementary Reading:

    ·       Kosman, L. A. 1976. “Platonic Love.” In Facets of Plato’s Philosophy, edited by W. H. Werkmeister, 53–69. Assen and Amsterdam: Van Gorcum.

    ·       Blondell, Ruby. 2006. “Where Is Socrates on the ‘Ladder of Love’?” In Plato’s Symposium: Issues in Interpretation and Reception, 147–78. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies.