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What does Platonic love really mean?

If the object of your affection were to suggest that a “platonic” relationship might be of more interest to them, your heart might sink a little. The common understanding of Platonic love, so called after the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, is that it indicates a relationship of strong affection from…

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2025

What is Plato’s Symposium, the classic book drawn into the Gender Queer culture wars?

It was probably inevitable, but is deeply sad, that Plato’s Symposium (circa 380 BCE), has been drawn into the culture wars. A dialogue of great complexity and elegance, the book is one of the principal sources of the Greek philosopher’s views on love and beauty.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

Even Sunak seems to like the single market. So why doesn’t Labour?

The PM’s commendation of the EU’s benefits to Northern Ireland is surely a sign for the party to embrace rejoining

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023