Socrates refuses to embark on an eulogistic description of Eros without this And the object of this Desire is the beautiful ( τὸ καλόν), as had been asserted by Agathon (201 A-B). The notion of Eros, it is shown, isĮquivalent to that of Desire ( ἔρως= τὸ ἐπιθυμοῦν) -a quality, notĪ person. Popular misconceptions of the nature of Eros. (A) The substance and form of Socrates' λόγοι.Ī The encomium proper is preceded by a preliminary dialecticalĭiscussion with Agathon, the object of which is to clear the ground of some In form and content, as wellĪs in extent, it holds the highest place, although to its speaker is assigned the Importance of his encomium as the climax of the series. Is no mere accident, but artistically contrived in order to indicate the relative To Socrates it falls to deliver the last of the encomia on Eros.
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