Aristophanes's Speech from Plato's Symposium

The philosopher I have chosen for this assignment is Plato, in Symposium. Based on the readings of The Speech of Aristophanes, the theorist- Aristophanes - states that the key to love and happiness is the search to finding ones other “half”, in which the couple becomes together or “whole”. In the quest to becoming “one”, the individuals find themselves in a lifelong togetherness, what some claim to be considered finding your “soul mate” When becoming “whole” the newly formed partnership embrace in sexual relations and share experiences with one another.

Love is exclusive between the loved and lover because humans tend to prioritize love above all else in the world as it leads to fulfillment. For the beginning of my paper, I intend to compare two useful arguments from Aristophanes and Socrates that transpired in Plato’s The Symposium as their ideas apply to the exclusivity of love. Additionally, my paper will contain my reflection on love through examining the importance of love to human flourishing, perfect and imperfect loves, what and who love is properly for, the relationship between love and beauty, and the relationship between love and desire in order to further comprehend the encompassing relationship between love and exclusivity.

Utopia For centuries women had had to bow to men they were taught never to speak unless called upon or spoken to. That their sole purpose in life was to be a homemaker; a servant to the men in their lives fathers, brothers, sons. As time progressed women began to fight

Women have been downgraded and mistreated because of their gender. From birth, Women and Men grew up with very different rules to follow. Men were raised to be the head of the house and do work for a living. Growing up as little girls, women were taught to raise their kids and make food for their families. “Strong family structures were necessary because the family was the basis for all other institutions. The government, church, and community all worked through the nuclear family unit.”(“Gender and

Before this class I believed men and women’s gender roles in society were strictly defined. As I gained more knowledge from the Critical Thinking Reader, The Grapes of Wrath, and my research project, I learned that gender roles change based on an individual’s environment, socio-economic standing, and societal norms/expectations. These

The workshop “Toxic Masculinity in the Era of Donald Trump: The Naturalization of Patriarchy and Social Injustice”, was interactive and consisted of a lecture, but had room for questions. During the beginning of the lecture the presenter asked the audience to use a clicker and choose the way they felt for every question. Through this interactive workshop, I got to learn what other people’s believes where on masculinity and I learned how a patriarchal system is affecting young boys in their educational and personal lives, especially under the current administration. My role was to listen and learn as well as to voice my opinion on certain issues.

Even in the modern-days, there is a continued stream of tension between both genders. Women tend to be in lower class positions or less paying jobs, be less well represented in politics and the upper levels of business, and bear the brunt of domestic violence. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Though some people may see it as women being hard-headed beings who want to diminish the whole male race as a whole, it’s really just women who aren’t scared to use their voices for themselves. We have grown up in a society where girls are the eye candy and the boys do all the heavy lifting. We have let these practices settle in our minds as the normal standard

The Winner of the Binary System We live in a binary gender system. Nearly every action, reaction, judgement, and decision can be traced back to this simple fact. Aside from just oppressing those that don’t identify as a part of this binary system or fit perfectly into it, we also oppress those who aren’t in the half of the population that come out on top in this system. To be a “man” in the definition we have constructed it to be is to be superior and it shows in the way we raise children, and how the idea of a human being was thought of for much of history. In our readings these ideas are touched on and we are forced to confront these truths in our own lives.

As a result of this work, we hope to learn more about how men in the Pan-Asian community can be active participants and change agents in the campaign to end child sexual abuse on a local and national level. Through this work, we hope to begin a cultural shift in local Asian communities where gender equality and democracy is normative in order to combat all forms of violence, specifically in regards to child sexual abuse. Additionally, we hope to join forces with other men’s groups working to divest from inter-generational transfer of violence and cultures of patriarchy upheld by both men and women, to invest in acknowledging the violence in boys and men’s’ lives while providing spaces to explore the impact it has on men, and to invest in

In Some Men: Feminist Allies & The Movement to End Violence Against Women, Michael Messner, Max Greenberg, and Tal Peretz study the lives of men in the movement to fight gender based violence and violence against women in the United States. Messner is a professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California and in 2012, the American Sociological Association presented him with the Jessie Bernard Award. Greenberg is a lecturer in Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Boston University and he focuses on gender, youth, social policy and violence. Peretz received his Ph.D. in sociology and gender studies from the University of Southern California for his study of two groups of men’s gender justice work

Yet, while we undeniably live in a sexist culture, men are far from monolithic in support of its sexism. There are significant resources among men that can be tapped for the resistance. Some men want to support feminism, and some men--not always the same ones--have been useful to feminism (for instance, in passing anti-discrimination laws, introducing women 's studies programs in universities, and so on). Yet after a generation of continuous feminist mobilizing, men

Our gender has an effect on every aspect of our lives, varying from how we view ourselves and other people to how we interact in social and civic life. It also impacts the way we set our goals in opportunity areas such as education, work, and recreation. Gender socialization starts at birth then manifests through family, education, peer groups, and mass media. Gender norms are automatically placed on us, where women should learn how to be nurturing, sensitive, emotional, passive, and always hold a man’s position higher than hers. On the other hand men should be overly confident, aggressive, dominant, and view women beneath them. This paper uses various readings to show how these gender norms are supported and challenged in today’s society.

The essence of this Socratic argument found in Plato’s Symposium, explains how a teacher pregnant with desire to impart his wisdom, passes it on to an apprentice pregnant with desire to learn. Thus it was through this feminine procreative manner that immortality was achieved, and this innovative method stood against the established masculine nihilistic of the Homeric ethos. In the following pages I will first relate the history of the hero cult that began with the veneration of tombs, and explain the framework of the heroic ethos which Homer crystalized. These were the parameters Socrates unsuccessfully fought to topple. But Socrates was not the only Greek questioning Homer’s heroic gestalt. I will also outline research showing how Archilochus

Symposium Symposium has preserved information about the author’s life, and the genre, origin and intended audience of the text. The author, Plato was born in 428 BCE into a politically active and weathly family in Athens. During his life he was the student of Socrates, and later he was the teacher of Aristotle. After the death of Socrates, Plato left Athens and traveled to places such as Italy, Sicily, and possibly even Egypt. During his travels he started to include Socrates as a principle character and speaker in his work. After traveling, Plato returned to Athens where he founded a school called the Academy. It was at this school that he mentored Aristotle. Once the Acadamy was created Plato did not leave much expect for a couple trips

It’s time to stop fooling ourselves (“For”). Women’s empowerment is critical aspect of achieving gender equality (peacecorps.). Gender equality is a human right (peacecorps.). Gender equality is not one homogeneous phenomenon, but a collection of disparate and interlinked problems (“The Many”). In 1963, most Americans did not yet believe that gender equality was possible or even desirable (“Why”). They think they have to choose between having a career and having a family (“Why Women”). Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world (“Achieve”). However, women are frequently subjected to gender norms that limit their opportunities, defining them as mothers, caregivers, or homemakers (“Demand”). The reality is that this idea that they’re ‘natural’ gender roles pushes people into