![]() To shed light on a number of important dramatic and philosophical issues, including: the relationship between eros and philosophy, the interconnection between the love of wisdom and interpersonal love, Socrates' treatment of his interlocutors and their responses to this treatment the relationship between Socrates' claims to have knowledge, or wisdom, about ta erotika (erotic matters) and his recognition of his own lack of wisdom (xi). The aim is to illuminate the nature of Socrates' erotic art and in doing so Belfiore addresses these and related questions in this book. It is not obvious what knowledge about eros consists in, where Socrates uses this erotic art, or how this use is compatible with his ignorance. ![]() Since Socrates professes ignorance in many dialogues, these claims are puzzling. In the Phaedrus he claims to have an 'erotic art' (257a). In the Symposium Socrates claims to know nothing except things about eros (177d). ![]()
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