Posted by In the Lysis, Plato depicts a dialogue between Socrates and the youth Lysis concerning the issues of love, desire, and friendship. Although without a decisive conclusion, the work beats a path towards what Plato envisions as a true account of mutual affection.
Sources:
- Primary text: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ion_(Plato)
- IEP Socrates: https://iep.utm.edu/socrates/
- IEP Plato: https://iep.utm.edu/plato/
- SEP Socrates: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/
- SEP Plato: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato/
- SEP Plato’s Aesthetics – https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-aesthetics/
- SEP Plato on Friendship and Eros – https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-friendship/
- Sparknotes summary – https://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/lysis/
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