The phrase platonic love came much later, from Marsilio Ficino in 1469. Today it means love with no desire in it. Diotima’s ladder starts from desire for 1 body and climbs from there.
From The Symposium by Plato
The phrase platonic love came much later, from Marsilio Ficino in 1469. Today it means love with no desire in it. Diotima’s ladder starts from desire for 1 body and climbs from there.
From The Symposium by Plato
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