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A Reading of Lysis, Alcibiades I, Symposium, and Phaedrus
from Part III - Introduction to Love, Myth, Erotikē Technē, and Generative Epistēmē
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2023
How does the picture outlined in Chapter 7 fit into the broader view of love and friendship from the Lysis and Alcibiades I to the Phaedrus?1 Is there a progression of thought from the Lysis and Alcibiades through the Symposium to the Phaedrus that shows, in part, why the Neoplatonists could adopt the Alcibiades as the first introductory dialogue in their curriculum? Furthermore, is a common modern view, associated with Gregory Vlastos principally, that Platonic love rejects love of real individuals in favor of ideals true? I shall take each of these questions in turn.
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