Abstract
This article clarifies the role of ἔρως in the philosophical ascent towards the form of beauty itself in the Phaedrus. For this, I distinguish the two concepts of ἔρως used by Socrates in his first and second speech and analyze the relationship between the two. Then, I examine the role that corporeal beauty plays in the awakening of the divine ἔρως and how only this ἔρως, considered as divine μανία, makes possible the subjugation of disordered inclination; this subjugation allows to seek what is wise, good, and beautiful. Thus, the lover can begin a philosophical life, one that is not carried out in solitude, but in friendship. This is the novelty brought by the Phaedrus.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Role of ἔρως in Philosophical Ascent in the Phaedrus: From Corporeal Beauty to Philosophical Friendship |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 133-163 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Topicos (Mexico) |
| Issue number | 74 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2026 |
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Keywords
- beauty
- eros
- forms
- friendship
- love
- madness
- Phaedrus
- philosophical ascent
- Plato
- Socrates
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