Full Idea
According to Diotima, the Forms are the objects of desire operative in philosophical discourse.
Gist of Idea
Diotima said the Forms are the objects of desire in philosophical discourse
Source
report of Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 210a4-) by David Roochnik - The Tragedy of Reason p.199
Book Reference
Roochnik,David: 'The Tragedy of Reason: the Platonic logos' [Routledge 1990], p.199