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Platonic love [1] is a type of love in which sexual desire or romantic features are nonexistent or have been suppressed, sublimated, or purgated, but it means more than simple friendship. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term is derived from the name of Greek philosopher Plato , though the philosopher never used the term himself.
In the background the Acropolis of Athens is silhouetted against a fiery sky, and by Taylor's left hand is a copy of his translation of the works of Plato. [ 1 ] Thomas Taylor (15 May 1758 – 1 November 1835) was an English translator and Neoplatonist , the first to translate into English the complete works of Aristotle and of Plato , as well ...
Popular YouTube animator Jaiden Dittfach published a video on coming out as aro-ace in 2022. [ 66 ] The podcast Sounds Fake but Okay by Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca focuses on aromanticism and asexuality and has been credited with helping increase public representation of the aspec (aromantic and asexual) community and has won the 2020 ...
The Hebrew word Nefesh, meaning soul, is first found in Genesis, chapter 2, verse 7. While this poem is known by its opening refrain, Yedid Nefesh/Soulmate, in the 18th-century prayer book of Rabbi Jacob Emden , he records its official title as: "Song of Awakening of the Soul-Toward the Love of Blessed Hashem (the Name)" (translation from his ...
The Modern Greek word "erotas" means "intimate love". Plato refined his own definition: Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or and may ultimately transcend particulars to become an appreciation of beauty itself, hence the concept of platonic love to mean ...
Malaal e Yaar (Urdu: ملالِ یار, lit. 'Regret of One's Beloved') is a Pakistani television serial produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. [1] Based on the feudal system, it explores the ritual of early settled marriages.
Subkhon Rakhimov, one of the travelers, thought only of his beloved wife as the plane descended, taking the opportunity to record a heartbreaking message to her. “I love you. I’m sorry for ...
Methodologically, Definitions is related to the Platonic Method of Division that progresses from the more general to the more specific, i.e., from 'above' to 'below.' Definitions were constructed by first giving the genus of the thing to be defined and then giving more and more of its special characteristics (its differentia) until it was fully ...