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The Origin of Sexual Attraction and Love: Plato's Symposium - Aristophanes' speech as a reflection of ancient sexuality
Title: The Origin of Sexual Attraction and Love: Plato's Symposium - Aristophanes' speech as a reflection of ancient sexuality
Category: Social Sciences / Psychology
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The Origin of Sexual Attraction and Love: Plato's Symposium - Aristophanes' speech as a reflection of ancient sexuality
Classic Greek civilization was focused on the development of the individual; physically,intellectually and emotionally. Sexuality is an intergral part of the individual. Each civilization develops its own views and attitudes on sexuality and love. Aristophanes' speech in the philosopher Plato's Symposium, written around 400 BC, embodied the origin of eros - love, sexual attraction, and desire. These concepts were incorporated into myths as an explanation for the various sexual orientations that existed in the ancient Greek …showed first 75 words of 2072 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2072 total…New Haven and London, 2002.
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