PHIL 1700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Penia, Timocracy, Aristocracy
26 Jan 2017
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Men - by being powerful and rich. By being popular and having sex appeal. Problem of love is finding the right object to love. Caused by western world & the concept of romantic love and freedom (emphasize on object not function) Based on culture of buying - people seek after certain qualities and fall in love when they find the best object available. Confuse infatuation with being in love with each other. Love is an art - must learn the theory and practice. 3 races - male, female and androgynous(male+female combined) Started from 1 being with 4 legs, arms and one head with 2 faces. Zeus decided to cut them in half & apollo shaped them complete. Eros made 1 out of 2 and created the concept of finding your other half. Men and women were cut out of one being - because of this they are in constant search of their other half.
