11/19 Plato Introduction 89-96; Symposium 252-262

Themes: What is beauty, and what distinguishes it from beautiful things?

1. According to Diotima, love is found between various extremes. What are they, and why is love found between them? How does Diotima’s definition of love pertain to the difference between being a lover and being loved?

2. How is love related to pregnancy and immortality?

3. For Diotima, what is the difference between an individual beautiful thing and the form of beauty?