Lessons from ‘Symposium’ by Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates, and a teacher of Aristotle. His works laid the foundational stones of Western philosophy and science

The "Symposium" is one of Plato's most famous dialogues, set during a banquet attended by a group of notable Athenian men. The dialogue is a series of speeches the participants give, each extolling the nature and virtues of Eros (Love).

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Shownotes

00:00 - Introduction

01:45 - Excerpt from ‘Symposium’ by Plato

05:44 - What’s happening in the Symposium

06:50 - Are you not whole until you find your other half?

10:10 - Why Socrates thinks everyone is wrong about love

11:15 - Phaedrus’s notion of self-sacrificial love

13:10 - Different types of love

15:20 - Socrates correcting Agathon on Eros

21:10 - Love is of something that you’re desire

25:18 - Love in on continuum ferrying between the immortal and mortal realm

28:50 - How Diotima initiates Socrates through the ladder of love

42:10 - The Beautiful and Tao

44:00 - The Beautiful makes life meaningful, become a philosopher

47: 15 - Humans seek immortality, true immortality is found in birthing virtues

50:48 - Challenges