1. Introduction i. A Note on Interpretation ii. Platonic Eros in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century iii. Platonic Eros in the Mid- to Late-Twentieth Century iv. The Response to the Charge of Egoism 2. Myth and Religion in the Interpretation of Eros in the Symposium i. Mythology in the Symposium 3. The Development of the Concept of Poverty: From Deficiency to Abundance i. The Importance of Poverty in the Symposium ii. The Concept of Poverty 4. The Intermediacy of Eros i. Eros, Desire, and Wish: Establishing the Intermediacy of Eros ii. The Structure of Eros iii. An Enquiry into the Senses of Intermediacy Applicable to Eros iv. On the Diverse Ways of Being Intermediate 5. Metaphysics, Motion, and Morality i. The Metaphysical Status of Eros as Intermediate ii. The Use and Work of Eros as Intermediate 6. Poverty in the Ascent to the Vision of Beauty i. The Structure of Socrates' Discourse ii. Eros, the Tripartite Soul, and Participation in Immortality 7. Katharsis and the Purification of Eros i. The Concept of Katharsis in the Phaedo and the Sophist ii. The Method of Katharsis iii. Virtue and Katharsis iv. Conclusion: The Purification of Eros Bibliography Index
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