L...is for the way you look at me

LOVE that song. So in our discussion of love in Plato's Symposium in class today, it really got me thinking about what my view of love actually is. Given sooo many different perspectives of the Symposiasts, my view of what i thought love is was washed away like a newly hatched baby turtle on the beach. (horrible simile) And today, after Sterling's great insight on the transformation (in a sense) of a lover from loving beautiful bodies to loving the soul, I realized how little experience I have on the subject (thanks a lot, but call me Aristophanes).

(the oganization of this blog posting is OFF) But I was reading a book for my history class today called The Assault (a story about people in post WWII Germany) and I read a passage regarding love and the consequences that may come about for the individiual. The main character of the book notices that his old friend, the son of a late fascist, saw hisfather as a good man that the Communists murdered because of their own selfish beliefs. He was in disbelief after they reunited because of the ignorance that his friend possessed because of LOVE. That's right I said it: LOVE. Many of the Symposiasts explained what love is in universal claims. Many people say that love heals the world, but I think its WAY more complicated than that. As demonstrated in this book, love has consequences as well (that may be a given, but let me go a bit further). I see love as something that everyone strives for (like Socrates) and it is something that many people believe they have found but in reality (that's relative i guess, but) it is not. But what is love really?? It means different things in different cultures, different things to people of different backgrounds. Love is something that is really hard to put a finger on and I started writing this without thinking about how intense the discussion of love is.

WOW, I've really opened up pandora's box so this will definitely take a few bog postings...

Hello!...LATE, I know.

Constipated with wisdom. That is exactly what I am. I guess that's why it took me so long to create this blog. Haha. I'm sooooo excited to "get the ball rolling" (whatever that means) and share my thoughts on ancient philosophers and my own thoughts about the world. Well, I guess I will introduce myself so I don't just seem like some internet creep who babbles on about philosphy. Mt name is Bethany Tate, I am a Junior Philosophy major at Baylor University. You know, it's funny that I am now a philosophy major because I was one of those students who entered college and was for sure that I would NEVER change my major. Two majors later, I look back and think about my philosophical journey through college thus far. (just call me St. Augustine -- okay, not funny) Well, I've come to realize that I am a learner that likes to take in a lot of information before I speak much on it. I like to know everything about what I am talking about before I discuss it too deeply. I just changed my major to Philosophy last semester so I feel as though this semester is a HUGE dive into the deep blue sea of PHILOSOPHYYYY. It's beautiful and I am exploring more and more everyday. It is a challenge to take it all in but I am taking it day by day and I'm just so excited to write this blog to share my thoughts on this journey with you!