Plato – Summary of the Banquet
I. We understand at first that it is Apollodorus who is going to tell the testimony of Aristodemus. Apollodorus: Well then, here they are, more or less; but it is …
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Sophocles : praise of love
Sophocles is the model of the author of tragedies according to Aristotle. In Antigone, written in 442 BC, Sophocles tells with subtlety the psychological struggle of the heroine of the same …
Some work, others sleep – Rimbaud
In this poem, Arthur Rimbaud talks about the work of the poorest while the richest are still sleeping. Good morning thought At four o’clock in the morning, in summer, The …
Saint Thomas Aquinas – Love is found in God
If love is a passion, and God has no passion, then why does Saint John say that God is love? It is this very delicate question that Saint Thomas Aquinas …
Definitions of Love
Love is a concept still to be explored. Therefore there is no perfect definition. Here is what we can say about love. Definitions of Love: General: The movement of the …
The 4 loves according to Stendhal
Stendhal distinguishes four loves: Love-passion Love-taste Physical love The love of vanity This excerpt, which is situated at the very beginning of the book, is an attempt to analyze the …