Eryximachus
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Eryximachus is a physician and one of the speakers in Plato’s *Symposium*, known for giving a speech on love from a medical and cosmic perspective.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| III. Eryximachus | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue character
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ancient Greek physician ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Symposium (Plato)
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surface form:
Symposium
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| arguesThat |
bad love produces disease and disorder
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good love produces health and harmony ⓘ love governs both bodies and the cosmos ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
balance of bodily humors
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cosmic harmony ⓘ universal order ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
medicine
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTheme | love as a principle of cosmic regulation ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| dialogueCompanions |
Agathon
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Alcibiades ⓘ Aristophanes ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| dialogueSetting | banquet at Agathon’s house ⓘ |
| discussesDeity |
Eros (primordial)
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surface form:
Eros
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| discussesTopic |
relationship between love and cosmic order
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relationship between love and health ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme | proper regulation of desires ⓘ |
| givesSpeechOn | love ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| occupation | physician ⓘ |
| participatesIn | drinking party in Symposium ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Phaedrus
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surface form:
Phaedrus (as another Platonic dialogue on love)
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| roleInWork | speaker in a dialogue on love ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Plato's Symposium
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surface form:
Plato’s Symposium
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| speechPerspective |
cosmic perspective on love
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medical perspective on love ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 4th century BCE philosophical literature ⓘ |
| usesAnalogyFrom |
astronomy
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medicine ⓘ music ⓘ |
| viewsLoveAs |
a cosmic force
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a principle of order and harmony ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
III. Eryximachus