Plato, Symposium - Love As Master Of The Virtues (Agathon) - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's dialogue, the Symposium, one of the great works of literature from the ancient world, focused on the nature of love. This lecture focuses specifically on the speech made by Agathon, examining the argument he makes that Love is actually the master of all of the four cardinal virtues - Temperance, Courage, Justice, and Wisdom To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Plato's Symposium - https://amzn.to/2QB3oG1