diotima love transformative

Question 1

love is a movement

Answer 1

toward beauty in and of itself

Question 2

beauty

Answer 2

• a form of beauty in and of itself which is the whole and the all

Question 3

beauty represent

Answer 3

• the good and virtuous

- the aspire to the noble pursuit of the good

Question 4

ascent tradition

Answer 4

• loving one body
• loving many bodies
• loving beauty in practices
• loving beautiful forms
• loving beauty in and of itself

Question 5

loving one body

Answer 5

the initial guide (between man and boy) teaches you how to love one body

Question 6

loving many bodies

Answer 6

if you are attracted to one you can be attracted to multiple since it is just the outer case of someone

Question 7

loving beauty in practices

Answer 7

knowledge, wisdom, justice, courage, moderation, the beauty of minds, beauty is not the physical bodies – it is what is in their brain, the mentorship of their leadership, heroic acts and wisdom

Question 8

loving beautiful forms

Answer 8

appreciate the beauty of a society in which things are arranged

Question 9

loving beauty in and of itself

Answer 9

from beauty is the whole and the all, moving our hearts and minds toward something that is better

Question 10

wisdom

Answer 10

• Studying with different professors who have different knowledge – gives them the opportunity to become a protege, and they aspire to hold their ideas and continue to work with their research
• These ideas become immortal even if we do not keep carrying them on – we are still building off of them
• Can be immortal through wisdom
• Gaining knowledge is an act of virtue – which is the link though teachers