Platonic love is a phrase used with allusion to Plato’s account of love in his Symposium. The Symposium was named after the cultural and social practice of the same name, which was a post-banquet gathering in which men would drink, listen to music, and relax. In the text, there are seven speakers, all based on historical characters. The main character in the dialogues is philosopher Socrates. speeches are in honour of the god Eros which explore the various concepts of love, explain the possibilities of how the feeling of love began and how it has evolved, both sexually and non-sexually, also why love is so important to us and yet why it fails us so often.
Love goes far beyond physical attraction. In fact, love exists in intellectual and spiritual forms too.
I … profess to understand nothing but matters of love.
Socrates in Plato’s Symposium
Spoken word
Edgar Allan Poe: Annabel Lee read by Christopher Lee
Music
Silver, Platinum & Gold: Just Friends
Thundercat: Friend Zone
Friendly Fires: Relationships
Gorillaz: People
Say Yes Dog: A Friend
Rupie Edwards: Ire Feelings (Leggo Skanga)
Amy Winehouse: Just Friends
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66: With A Little Help From My Friends
Sonny Stitt: Just Friends
New York Jazz Lounge: Someone to Watch over Me
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Can’t We Be Friends
Diana Ross: Friend to Friend
Minnie Riperton: It’s So Nice (To See Old Friends)
Community radio midnight show Through the Bohemian Looking Glass is aired every night at midnight (GMT). A new episode is aired every Friday midnight on Wirral Wave radio or AirTime. Later on SoundCloud for some time.
Suggestions, opinions and comments welcomed at veronika(at)wirralwave(dot)co(dot)uk.
Through the Bohemian Looking Glass 