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[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love ]

Full Idea

Phaedrus: Love is not only the oldest and most honourable of the gods, but also the most powerful to assist men in the acquisition of merit and happiness, both here and hereafter.

Gist of Idea

Love assists men in achieving merit and happiness

Source

Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 180b)

Book Ref

Plato: 'The Symposium', ed/tr. Hamilton,W [Penguin 1951], p.45


A Reaction

Maybe we should talk less of love as a feeling, and more as a motivation, not just in human relationships, but in activities like gardening and database compilation.