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Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

What Do You Really Want From Your Creative Work?

Creative fulfillment arises from seeing one's opus—life-defining work—flourish and bring beauty and benefit to others, rather than from financial success alone.
Philosophy
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Why the right wants to ban Plato: It's part of their war on being human - LGBTQ Nation

Banning Plato's Symposium at Texas A&M targets classical portrayals of same-sex love and contributes to isolating and pressuring LGBTQ+ people toward cisheteronormative conformity.
Higher education
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

University bans philosophy professor from teaching about Plato because it's too gay - LGBTQ Nation

Texas A&M administration ordered removal of Plato readings from an introductory philosophy course under a Board of Regents policy banning "gender ideology" and related topics.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

From Ancient Banquet to Psychoanalysis: Plato's Symposium

Psychoanalysis has reshaped the understanding of Eros, emphasizing its connection to the libido rather than its original depiction in Plato's Symposium.
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