The Transition from the Lower to the Higher Mysteries of Love in Plato's Symposium
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9687623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cristina Ionescu (0009-0005-3920-8778, University of Regina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-42 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217300001542 |
| OpenAlex | W2016744091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
In the Symposium Socrates shows how Diotima initiated him into the mysteries of love in two stages. Yet, at first sight, the teachings offered at the two stages seem divergent and discontinuous. In this article I argue that we can understand the continuity between them if we regard Diotima's notions of spiritual pregnancy and birth-giving as metaphors suggesting that the metaphysical horizon looming in the background of her teaching is that of Plato's theory of recollection
Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Horizon · Linguistics · Looming · Metaphysics · Physics · Psychoanalysis · Recall · Sight · SOCRATES · Transition (genetics) · Chemistry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Ethics in medical practice · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |