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    1. sofiavale 25 Jan 2017
      If, however, she drops her wings and falls to the earth, then she takes the form of man, and the soul which has seen most of the truth passes into a philosopher or lover; that which has seen truth in the second degree, into a king or warrior; the third, into a householder or

      This quotation for some reason speaks to me, im not quite sure why, because it is slightly confusing. It seems to me that he is saying, we all are born into our own destiny, but if we stray away from our destiny and fall into the worlds wickedness then we then create a new and unpredictable destiny.

    2. sofiavale 25 Jan 2017
      The immortal soul soars upwards into the heavens, but the mortal drops her plumes and settles upon the earth.

      are we unaware of this ability that he believes we have? How are we in control or not in control of what our own soul is capable of doing?

    3. sofiavale 25 Jan 2017
      All this shows that madness is one of heaven's bless-ings, and may sometimes be a great deal better than sense. There is also a fourth kind of madness--that of love--which cannot be explained without enquiring into the nature of the soul

      i like how Socrates explains this passage. It reminds me of the saying "There is no great genius without a touch of madness", which i find to be true.

    4. sofiavale 25 Jan 2017
      The one encourages softness and effeminacy and exclusiveness; he cannot endure any superiority in his beloved; he will train him in luxury, he will keep him out of society, he will deprive him of parents, friends, money, knowledge, and of every other good, that he may have him all to himself.

      it seems to me that Phaedrus believes that the greatest power of all is to have the ability to not love. To not get caught up in the wickedness that it might make you do and the vulnerability that it could put you through. In some sense this may be true and i may agree with him, but there is not only one way to love, and love does not always have to be so possessive and unhealthy.

    5. sofiavale 25 Jan 2017
      The speech consists of a foolish paradox which is to the effect that the non-lover ought to be accepted rather than the lover--because he is more rational, more agreeable, more enduring, less suspicious, less hurtful, less boastful,

      is it possible that by saying this Phaedrus is implying that love is blinding and in fact make people weaker?

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