Symposium 2

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Symposium

- is love the love of something or of nothing? (Socrates)

- Of something (Agathon)

-Does love desire what love is? YES

- he that desires something is in something and one that desires nothing is in nothing

- He who is great desires to be great

- I am well and wish to be well__ You want to have the continuous of those

-Love is the love of beauty not of deformity

- Is not the good not the beautiful.

- Love was a mighty God and likely fair

- Love was neither fair nor good

- Those are happy are those of good and fair

- No God is a philosopher for he is wise already

- Lovers of wisdom are in the mean between ignorant and wise

- Beloved is the truly beautiful

- principle of love is of a different nature

- happy are made happy from good things

- one part of love is part of the whole

- all desired of good and happiness is love

- But all that seek money are not of love

- Men love the good

-Love the possession of the good, the everlasting possession of the good

-Love is of the everasting of good. Love is of immortality

- Desire of union is the start of love

- soul is every changing, so is knowledge

- Love is immortal for your offspring

- Nature is everlasting

- divine beauty, pure love

Agathon

-happiest of Gods because he is most beautiful and best

- All the horrible things that God's did in ancient times was out of Necessity not Love

- Love is sensitive

- Love settles in our minds and characteristics

- Love practices moderation because he can master pleasures and desires

- Love is brave and wise

- Gods became organized when Love came because they were motivated by love and beauty

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