Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction Talking of Love vii
4. 1 The Inspirer of Noble Deeds Phaedrus 1
5. 2 A Virtuous and Lasting Union Pausanias 20
6. 3 A Universal Principle of Harmony Eryximachus 40
7. 4 Finding One’s Other Half Aristophanes 61
8. 5 A Stimulus to Creation Agathon 80
9. 6 The Ladder to Transcendence Socrates 95
10. 7 Love Is Who You Love Alcibiades 127
11. Further Reading 161
12. Concordance to Passages Selected 165