... in desperate search for their other half, while Socrates" speech is a rhetoric of a conversation he was engaged in with the priestess Diotima, and finally Alcibiades" speech is a tribute to his teacher Socrates. Even though Aristophones" speech is a fantastical story that explained why humans are in constant, desperate search for our lost halves, it still captures the tragedy of human sexuality and ... , then it can be inferred that once you find your beloved, the driving force behind your love ceases therefore so would the love. Secondly, the chances of actually finding your ideal love ...

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... rebel, kick out the wealthy, and re-distribute the land and goods, democracy arises. Democracy is characterized by a total freedom of anyone to do anything, which at first may seem ideal, but in fact lapses into total anarchy, chaos, hedonism, and lack of personal or societal discipline. Socrates says that democracy eventually lapses back into a semi- oligarchy, where a few members take ... executed under its leadership, and this was what finalized Plato's decision to distance himself from government. Plato lived in a democracy, probably held it responsible for the death of his greatest...

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