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Notes for David O'Connor's 4/30/07 lecture on Plato's Phaedrus, Socrates’ second speech (the charioteer speech)

Phaedrus, Socrates’ second speech (the charioteer speech)

I. Introduction: A Midsummer Night’s Dream applied to ourselves

II. Phaedrus and Self-knowledge

            A. Socrates looks outward for self-knowledge

            B. Falling in love accomplishes an idealized self

III. Does love end neediness or begin it? 

Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. O\'Connor, D. (2007, July 05). Session 40 Notes. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-modern-love/lecture-notes/session-40-notes. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License