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We all have heard the expression\u00a0“Platonic Love”.\u00a0<\/i>We immediately associate this expression with impossible, idealized love. That unattainable love that lacks the sexual element.<\/p>\n
It is understood as <\/span>love <\/b>at a distance, far away, but full of dreams and longings. It is an expression that is usually used lightly and in a context almost always jovial and fun. The object of this love is a perfect human being, lacking defects. Platonic love is a <\/span>love <\/b>based on pure desire.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The great Greek philosopher Plato<\/strong>, a disciple of <\/span>Socrates <\/span><\/i>and teacher of <\/span>Aristotle<\/span><\/i>, founded the <\/span>Academy of Athens,<\/span><\/i> where he taught for years. He wrote several works on various subjects including philosophy<\/em>, cosmology<\/em>, ethics<\/em>, politics<\/em>, and psychology<\/em>. Plato’s<\/strong> work has remained almost intact since it was created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plato’s works were written in form of conversations, which is why they are known as\u00a0Platonic dialogues<\/b>. On the subject of love,\u00a0Plato\u00a0<\/i><\/b>wrote two works: The Banquet (or also known as The Symposium) and Phaedrus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plato, c. 427-347 BCE.<\/span><\/p>\n In <\/span>The Banquet<\/i><\/b> Plato evokes a dinner, where the participants comment frankly about <\/span>love<\/b>. They are surrounded by music, dance, and drinks. Each of the participants gives their point of view on <\/span>love<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n They talk about the types of love, its longevity, what love is like, who is looking for love. This beautiful work introduces us to the idea of \u200b\u200blove’s search for <\/span>beauty<\/b>. It also introduces the idea that love seeks to complement the human being. Where the other person loved is the one that complements your life, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe <\/span>“other half”<\/span><\/i> is presented in this beautiful work. <\/span>Love <\/b>is a search for immortality.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Plato’s other work that talks about <\/span>love <\/b>is <\/span>Phaedrus<\/i><\/strong>. In this Platonic dialogue<\/strong>, the idea that love<\/strong> is a type of madness is introduced. It speaks of earthly and heavenly love. The earthly is the passionate, the human. And heavenly love is the one that seeks perfection and beauty. Earthly love is bad for Plato<\/strong>, except when it is accompanied by heavenly love. Supreme love is that which is manifested in the desire for <\/span>good<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then according to <\/span>Plato <\/b>love is essentially pure, devoid of passions. As passions are banal feelings, lacking depth, earthly. Carnal passion is ephemeral, fickle, and material. For Plato <\/span>love <\/b>is a virtue, it is good. It is the search for knowledge, for beauty. It is deep and long-lasting.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first time the phrase <\/span>“Platonic Love”<\/span><\/i> was used was during the 15th century, and it was used by the Florentine Neoplatonic philosopher <\/span>Marsilio Ficino<\/b>. Referring to <\/span>love <\/b>centered on beauty, on the intelligence of the other, in the search for knowledge. In other words, in a Socratic way, as <\/span>Plato <\/b>describes it.<\/span><\/p>\n But the phrase took the concept that we use today, since the writer of <\/span>“The Platonick Lovers”<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>William Davenant<\/span><\/i> used it in this play. It was a work that combined satire and tragicomedy. Now <\/span>Platonic Love<\/i><\/b> is that ideal <\/span>love<\/b>, unattainable and lacking the sexual element, however, it is passionate. Far from Plato’s idea of <\/span>\u200b\u200blove<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources:<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amor_plat%C3%B3nico<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.significados.com\/amor-platonico\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/lamenteesmaravillosa.com\/que-es-el-amor-platonico\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/definicion.de\/amor-platonico\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/psicologiaymente.com\/pareja\/amor-platonico-guia-amar-tiempos-modernos<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plat%C3%B3n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nPlato<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Banquet<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Phaedrus<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Plato’s Love<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Symposium (Second Version). Anselm Feuerbach. 1874.<\/i><\/b><\/h6>\n
Then how does the phrase \u00a8Platonic Love\u00a8 come about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n