Socrates appeals to Diotima in Plato's "Symposium" because she is portrayed as a wise and knowledgeable priestess of love. He seeks her guidance and teachings on the nature of love and how it can lead to the ultimate good and the pursuit of wisdom. Diotima's insights and teachings shape the dialogue on love and serve as a powerful influence on Socrates' philosophy.
Socrates was inspired by the teachings of earlier philosophers such as Anaxagoras and Parmenides, as well as the Oracle at Delphi who proclaimed him the wisest man in Athens. His mentor, Diotima, also had a significant influence on his philosophical ideas, particularly in regards to love and beauty.
Diotima was a fictional character in Plato's Symposium, a dialogue about love and beauty. She was a wise woman who taught Socrates about the nature of love and the path to spiritual enlightenment. Her significance lies in her teachings on the concept of love as a ladder of ascent towards the divine, influencing later philosophical ideas on love and beauty.
Junia, a Greek woman. She is often excluded from history because Greeks/Roman didn't want to acknowledge a woman knew anything more than males.Socrates says that he had 3 teachers. Diotima of Mantinea (reference in the Symposium), Asphasia of Miletus who he said taught him rhetoric and the Pythian Oracle at Delphi who set him on his philosophical quest.There is an article about these women at women-philosophers.com
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Socrates was inspired by the teachings of earlier philosophers such as Anaxagoras and Parmenides, as well as the Oracle at Delphi who proclaimed him the wisest man in Athens. His mentor, Diotima, also had a significant influence on his philosophical ideas, particularly in regards to love and beauty.
Diotima was a fictional character in Plato's Symposium, a dialogue about love and beauty. She was a wise woman who taught Socrates about the nature of love and the path to spiritual enlightenment. Her significance lies in her teachings on the concept of love as a ladder of ascent towards the divine, influencing later philosophical ideas on love and beauty.
Diotima
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Junia, a Greek woman. She is often excluded from history because Greeks/Roman didn't want to acknowledge a woman knew anything more than males.Socrates says that he had 3 teachers. Diotima of Mantinea (reference in the Symposium), Asphasia of Miletus who he said taught him rhetoric and the Pythian Oracle at Delphi who set him on his philosophical quest.There is an article about these women at women-philosophers.com
panothes turam socrates
panothes turam Socrates
Socrates' full name was Socrates of Athens.
Socrates' full name was Socrates of Athens.
The complete name of Socrates is Socrates of Athens.
No, Socrates is not single.