Looking for Wisdom

Is philosophy the love of wisdom? Or is it, as some philosophers have suggested, the wisdom of love? And what do love and wisdom have to do with each other anyway?

What does it mean to say "I love you"? And how do these three little words change our sense of ourselves, our commitments, and our future?

Does love lift us up where we belong? Or is it a kind of madness? In this week's class, we plunge into Plato's Symposium and Phaedrus to find out.

In this week's class, we are getting philosophical about desire, and asking questions about the philosophy of sex. Happy reading!

What are the limits of human love? Can we love everyone? Or should we only focus on those closest to us? And what happens when our personal loves and commitments come into contact with impersonal questions of justice?