Plato’s philosophy of love is fleshed out in the Phædrus and Symposium. Like many Greeks of his era and social standing, he is much more interested in the pederastic desire that can exist between an ...

The ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle both wrote about love. More than two millennia later, their teachings ...

Olena Bogdan considers lessons from the iconic television show, “Gilmore Girls” with a first installment dedicated to lessons on love. Bogdan analyzes Lorelai Gilmore’s relationships, with some ...

Whereas Aristotle is not nearly as interested in erotic love (erôs) as he is in friendship (philia), for Plato the best kind of friendship is that which lovers can have for each other. It is a philia ...