Lorelle D. Lamascus is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at St. Mary’s University, USA.

This book offers interesting insights and sheds some new light on this much read text. It should find its way into university libraries.

• 1. Introductioni. A Note on Interpretation ii. Platonic Eros in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century iii. Platonic Eros in the Mid- to Late-Twentieth Century iv. The Response to the Charge of Egoism 2. Myth and Religion in the Interpretation of Eros in the Symposiumi. Mythology in the Symposium 3. The Development of the Concept of Poverty: From Deficiency to Abundancei. The Importance of Poverty in the Symposium ii. The Concept of Poverty 4. The Intermediacy of Erosi. Eros, Desire, and Wish: Establishing the Intermediacy of Eros ii. The Structure of Eros iii. An Enquiry into the Senses of Intermediacy Applicable to Eros iv. On the Diverse Ways of Being Intermediate 5. Metaphysics, Motion, and Moralityi. The Metaphysical Status of Eros as Intermediate ii. The Use and Work of Eros as Intermediate6. Poverty in the Ascent to the Vision of Beautyi. The Structure of Socrates’ Discourse ii. Eros, the Tripartite Soul, and Participation in Immortality 7. Katharsis and the Purification of Erosi. The Concept of Katharsis in the Phaedo and the Sophist ii. The Method of Katharsisiii. Virtue and Katharsis iv. Conclusion: The Purification of Eros BibliographyIndex

Lorelle D. Lamascus is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at St. Mary’s University, USA.

This book offers interesting insights and sheds some new light on this much read text. It should find its way into university libraries.

• 1. Introductioni. A Note on Interpretation ii. Platonic Eros in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century iii. Platonic Eros in the Mid- to Late-Twentieth Century iv. The Response to the Charge of Egoism 2. Myth and Religion in the Interpretation of Eros in the Symposiumi. Mythology in the Symposium 3. The Development of the Concept of Poverty: From Deficiency to Abundancei. The Importance of Poverty in the Symposium ii. The Concept of Poverty 4. The Intermediacy of Erosi. Eros, Desire, and Wish: Establishing the Intermediacy of Eros ii. The Structure of Eros iii. An Enquiry into the Senses of Intermediacy Applicable to Eros iv. On the Diverse Ways of Being Intermediate 5. Metaphysics, Motion, and Moralityi. The Metaphysical Status of Eros as Intermediate ii. The Use and Work of Eros as Intermediate6. Poverty in the Ascent to the Vision of Beautyi. The Structure of Socrates’ Discourse ii. Eros, the Tripartite Soul, and Participation in Immortality 7. Katharsis and the Purification of Erosi. The Concept of Katharsis in the Phaedo and the Sophist ii. The Method of Katharsisiii. Virtue and Katharsis iv. Conclusion: The Purification of Eros BibliographyIndex

Lorelle D. Lamascus is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at St. Mary’s University, USA.

This book offers interesting insights and sheds some new light on this much read text. It should find its way into university libraries.

• 1. Introductioni. A Note on Interpretation ii. Platonic Eros in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century iii. Platonic Eros in the Mid- to Late-Twentieth Century iv. The Response to the Charge of Egoism 2. Myth and Religion in the Interpretation of Eros in the Symposiumi. Mythology in the Symposium 3. The Development of the Concept of Poverty: From Deficiency to Abundancei. The Importance of Poverty in the Symposium ii. The Concept of Poverty 4. The Intermediacy of Erosi. Eros, Desire, and Wish: Establishing the Intermediacy of Eros ii. The Structure of Eros iii. An Enquiry into the Senses of Intermediacy Applicable to Eros iv. On the Diverse Ways of Being Intermediate 5. Metaphysics, Motion, and Moralityi. The Metaphysical Status of Eros as Intermediate ii. The Use and Work of Eros as Intermediate6. Poverty in the Ascent to the Vision of Beautyi. The Structure of Socrates’ Discourse ii. Eros, the Tripartite Soul, and Participation in Immortality 7. Katharsis and the Purification of Erosi. The Concept of Katharsis in the Phaedo and the Sophist ii. The Method of Katharsisiii. Virtue and Katharsis iv. Conclusion: The Purification of Eros BibliographyIndex