Was socrates gay
Socrates &#; Sophocles Statues
History
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York Metropolis and American history. The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project compiled a list of public parks and playgrounds named after queer men, lesbians, and bisexuals, several of which intentionally honor an LGBT individual. In addition, there are memorials that honor LGBT individuals. This list includes the Socrates and Sophocles Statues in The Park at Athens Square in Queens.
The nine-acre Park at Athens Square, on 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, was formerly a university playground and adjacent park opened in and , respectively. After the Municipality funded reconstruction in , the area’s Greek-American group wanted it turned into a neighborhood gathering place. Architect Stamatios P. Lykos created a central court with an amphitheater and sculptural elements, a recreational space, and perimeter seating. The park was completed in The focal aim of the central court is three Doric columns and four statues of Greek figures. These inclu
Is the Highest Create of Love According to Plato Only Available to Homosexuals?
This work analyses the concept of love in Plato’s Phaedrus and Symposium. Many scholars while referring to the apparent emphasis on gay male relations conclude that the uppermost stage of eros—reaching the Form of Beauty—is only doable for males and only through homosexual love. By considering Plato’s texts as complementary, this essay argues that it is possible to understand Plato’s conception of love as transcending gender proving that women, enjoy men, are capable of experiencing and inspiring love in its highest, most ideal forms. Moreover, it argues that homosexual love, even though explicitly discussed by Plato, is not the only suitable interpretation, but it is also can be stretched to accommodate heterosexual relations.
Introduction
Although love is not the most popular topic among Plato&#;s scientists, it is timeless and relatively controversial. The main query is whether Plato believed that women, too, could reach the Form of Beauty through exercisin
Philosophy Forum
@Pepijn Sweep,
It is only the trails that one goes through in their life that teaches and defines a person, Socrates sexulaity was never a trial so was never something to really gleen any awareness from, it was not a question, so does not desire solving.
Was Socrates gay? Who cares as long as you notice the brilliance he gave without doubting it or confusing it with sexuality, his or yours.
Would his words teach you more if he were gay? Not unless you are trying to teach yourself something, frankly useless.
His wisdom was not sexualy based, why should we be biased one way or the other?
You must remember sexuality is not who we are, is not even our identity really, it is a small mind that concludes you as a matter of sex, your sex or by others sex. That includes yourself seeing yourself as more or less of a person because of your sexuality. These people do not matter and if you think it does you lose as well. No better, no worse.
Unless a trial and has taught you something you could not learn
Greek Homosexuality
Homosexuality: sexual attraction to persons of the matching sex. In ancient Greece, this was a normal practice.
Introduction
Violent debate, enthusiastic writings, shamefaced silence, flights of fantasy: few aspects of ancient society are so hotly contested as Greek pederasty, or - as we shall see below - homosexuality. Since the British classicist K.J. Dover published his influential novel Greek Homosexuality in , an avalanche of brand-new studies has appeared. We can discern two approaches:
- The historical approach: scholars are looking for the (hypothetical) roots of pederasty in very ancient initiation rites and try to reconstruct a development. Usually, a lot of fantasy is required, because our sources do not often allude to these ancient rites.
- The synchronistic approach: scholars center upon homosexuality in fifth and fourth-century Athens, where it was integral part of social life.
In the present article, we will use the second approach, although we won't disregard the first one. There are many sources of evidence: lyrical poetry, vases, s