Mirror Mirror The Uses And Abuse Of Self Love Summary

Especially within a society such as ours, which distorts love into lust, the ability to recognize and display the gift of love is essential. Selfish love, which is so inherent to humanity, inhibits God from acting in our lives, blinding us from experiencing His presence and eternal joy. It is so easy to look for pleasure and love in self satisfaction. However, the path to lasting happiness is not found through instant gratifications, but in the grueling practice of living a life full of

The power of story is often referred to in this novel. For example, on page 72, "the stories were held here in fluid form, they retained the ability to change, to become new versions of themselves, to join up with other stories and so become yet other stories...It was not dead but alive." This means that there are many variations to one idea or one story. Old tales combined with imagination can be made into new pieces of work. "no story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old--it is the new combinations that make them new."(86) There is an endless possibility and no limitations on what the story is about because new ones can always be made.

In Plato’s Symposium, he constructed a dialogue between peers at a drinking party regarding the art of love. After hearing speeches of others in attendance, Socrates presented the thoughts of his former teacher, Diotima, by recounting the speech she had delivered years ago. Diotima first dissected two manifestations of the phenomenon: acquisitive desire, which is a longing to acquire something of beauty, and procreative desire, which is the longing to reproduce in the presence of beauty, either in body or in soul. She then described the ascent of eros, discussing forms of love in terms of their nobility. This spectrum of eros’ nobility brought forth by Diotima is reflected in and expanded on notions brought up in previous speeches, particularly those by Phaedrus and Pausanias, resulting in a much more complex understanding of love, its results, and what it stems from.

Agathon hosted a gathering for a small group of philosophers to talk about how they perceive love and what their own unique ideas are of beauty, virtue, honor, or anything else that may fall under the category of love. Eros, or Love, is a god that the philosophers have decided to praise with a speech of their own perspective. You get to see each philosophers different style and way of thinking within their speeches. All philosophers have agreed to drink while each other is speaking, but there is no pressure from one another or one’s self to drink excessively. The first to kick off the speeches is Phaedrus, an idealist, who believes that being shamed upon who you love most is of the highest caliber of embarrassment, even compared to relatives

One of the overarching themes that spanned over the many books we read over the semester, was the nature of love and the search for meaning. Love is an inherent aspect of humanity, and while it is an often inexplicable and complex sentiment, it is intrinsically connected with mankind's search for meaning in life. Love often leads a person in directions that they do not expect, and this is obvious in the very different applications of love in different books. However, one common idea about the relationship between love, suffering, and wisdom, can be argued for based off the ancient texts that we read. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Antigone, and The Tale of Genji, love is used as a vehicle for wisdom through suffering and loss.

Plato is often criticized for preaching the gospel of me first. The claim is that his understanding of love is essentially egoistic, and this is seen as troublesome for the obvious ethical reasons. But there may be an even more troubling issue with Plato's understanding of love. In this paper I will attempt to argue that for Plato, love is in a sense impossible; that it can only ever be a desire for something out of one's grasp. The stakes are high but perhaps there is a way to understand this problem in a way that seems a little less damning. To do this I will analyze arguments from the Lysis and the Symposium, first questioning even the possibility of love and then attempt to show that love is in fact possible, all though in weaker

Literature is one of the most powerful and revealing aspects of a society. In ancient Greek society, Homer’s The Odyssey provides a detailed insight into the values of this intricate culture. In particular, this epic discusses the ways in which the deathless gods influence the fates of the mortals. The overall impact of the gods’ power is the mental straining that emerges from the unrelenting conflict of man versus immortal. Likewise, the actions and misfortunes of others also catalyze this extremely significant and powerful mental battle. Homer’s The Odyssey reveals the values of ancient Greece by portraying the intrapersonal struggles between a person’s self-determined honor and his/her worthiness in the eyes of the Gods. This underlying

The love story is one of the oldest and most cherished traditions in any world culture. The prevalence of romantic works throughout history, whether Greek myths, Jane Austen’s dramatic narratives, or today’s dime-a-dozen romantic novels, ultimately encourages us to believe in the power of true love. We identify with the archetypal star-crossed lovers, who combat established convention in order to assert their romance, because we too yearn for our own “happily-ever-afters.” When used in conjunction with reason, love is the highest form of compassion – without it, we could not possibly interact productively with one another or develop as individuals. But when we take a new perspective and examine love as an independent,

Plato’s Symposium discusses the ever-present, complicated, and enigmatic idea of love. Throughout the book, each speech gives diverse and sometimes contradictory ideas on the nature of love, its benefits, its origin, and the different types of love. Each speech builds on ideas that will lead to the conclusion made in Diotima’s speech.

The Symposium presents a philosophical discussion about love between specific historical individuals, including well-known Athenian poets and intellectuals, and the politician Alcibiades (introduction). Each person at the symposium needs to deliver a speech that represents his idea of love. At the end of The Symposium, Socrates expresses his sophisticated point of view by presenting a conversation he has with Diotima, an objective fictional character who represents his idea of love. By providing a logical, fundamental and comprehensive examination of love, Socrates’ speech contributes significantly to The Symposium in the effort to promote the philosophical approach of objective truth. This effective inspection of love makes readers understand

He portrays rape and harassment as dehumanizing acts. In one of his poems, Ovid tells the story of the god of the sun, Apollo, who, after being struck with Cupid’s arrow, burns with desire for the nymph Daphne. Despite Daphne’s stern rejection and relentless attempts to escape the god’s chase, Apollo continues his unwelcome pursuit of the “timid maid”. With nowhere else to escape, Daphne pleas her father for her form to be changed. In her fear, Daphne begs for a change of form entirely, preferring this to rape; she asks him to destroy the loveliness that causes her to be pursued.

Contrary to many men who believe that a man must be strong and not show a woman his tenderness, Ovid shares his heart, saying, “do not think it a shame to suffer her blows or her curses; do not think it a shame, stooping, to kiss her feet” (Art 2. 522-553) . This is simply an outstanding statement, as it serves to show the true emotion and character of Ovid. This statement cannot be taken lightly

This conception of excessive selfishness has been closely related to Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Narcissistic Personality Disorder derives it name from the Greek myth of Narcissus, in which the terms Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Narcissism have come to be named after. There are several versions of this Greek myth but the one most commonly noted is Ovid’s, a roman poet version. The story goes of how Narcissus, a Thespian, and son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope, became too engulfed and stubbornly proud of his own beauty (Tutter, 2014). Ovid apprises the story from his narrative Metamorphoses of how Narcissus disdained the desperate advances of the nymph Echo, which caused Narcissus to fall in love and gaze at his own reflection for hours. In the Greek Myths, Robert Graves (1955) version states that Narcissus was wanted by “heartlessly rejected lovers of both sexes” because he was proud that he contempted those who loved him; in which Nemesis noticed Narcissus behavior and attracted him to a pool in which he fell in love with his own reflection in the water, not knowing it was only an image. This commonly known myth of high self- love has become a perfect depiction of narcissistic personality disorder and how the effects of such disorder are detrimental to the well- being of the

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Myrrha and Byblis, two of Ovid's emotional, socially non-conforming female leads, confess to incestuous desires; Byblis lusts for her brother, Caunus, and Myrrha hungers for her father, Cinyras. As Byblis and Myrrha come to realize their secret feelings, they scrutinize the good and bad of such passions. In spite of the revolting relationships in question, each young woman offers tangible evidence and expresses in such a way that incites pity for her dilemma. Their variety of comprehension overlap, but Myrrha starts where Byblis ends and in retrospect; Byblis begins where Myrrha has finished.