Platonic love
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| - | '''Platonic love''' in its modern popular sense is a [[non-sexual]] [[affection]]ate relationship, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise. A simple example of platonic relationships is a deep, non-sexual (i.e. overtly romantic) friendship, not subject to gender pairings and not excluding close relatives. | + | '''Platonic love''' in its modern popular sense is a [[non-sexual]] [[affection]]ate relationship, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise. A simple example of platonic relationships is a deep, non-sexual (i.e. overtly [[romantic]]) friendship, not subject to gender pairings and not excluding close relatives. |
| At the same time, this interpretation is a misunderstanding of the nature of the [[Platonic idealism|Platonic ideal]] of [[love]], which from its origin was that of a [[chaste]] but passionate love, based not on lack of interest but on spiritual transmutation of the sex force, opening up vast expanses of subtler enjoyments than sex. In its original Platonic form, this love was meant to bring the lovers closer to wisdom and the Platonic [[Form]] of Beauty. It is described in depth in Plato's [[Phaedrus (Plato)|''Phaedrus'']] and ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]''. In the ''Phaedrus'', it is said to be a form of divine madness that is a gift from the gods, and that its proper expression is rewarded by the gods in the afterlife; in the ''Symposium'', the method by which love takes one to the form of beauty and wisdom is detailed. | At the same time, this interpretation is a misunderstanding of the nature of the [[Platonic idealism|Platonic ideal]] of [[love]], which from its origin was that of a [[chaste]] but passionate love, based not on lack of interest but on spiritual transmutation of the sex force, opening up vast expanses of subtler enjoyments than sex. In its original Platonic form, this love was meant to bring the lovers closer to wisdom and the Platonic [[Form]] of Beauty. It is described in depth in Plato's [[Phaedrus (Plato)|''Phaedrus'']] and ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]''. In the ''Phaedrus'', it is said to be a form of divine madness that is a gift from the gods, and that its proper expression is rewarded by the gods in the afterlife; in the ''Symposium'', the method by which love takes one to the form of beauty and wisdom is detailed. | ||
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Platonic love in its modern popular sense is a non-sexual affectionate relationship, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise. A simple example of platonic relationships is a deep, non-sexual (i.e. overtly romantic) friendship, not subject to gender pairings and not excluding close relatives.
At the same time, this interpretation is a misunderstanding of the nature of the Platonic ideal of love, which from its origin was that of a chaste but passionate love, based not on lack of interest but on spiritual transmutation of the sex force, opening up vast expanses of subtler enjoyments than sex. In its original Platonic form, this love was meant to bring the lovers closer to wisdom and the Platonic Form of Beauty. It is described in depth in Plato's Phaedrus and Symposium. In the Phaedrus, it is said to be a form of divine madness that is a gift from the gods, and that its proper expression is rewarded by the gods in the afterlife; in the Symposium, the method by which love takes one to the form of beauty and wisdom is detailed.
