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ARGUMEN TATIVE ARGUMENTA TIVE ESSAY ES SAY  A LIFE OF LOVE  Philosophy 2101 Sec. 3 Eric Duc! April 1"# 201$ 12%2 &or's

  Does li(i) ! li*e o* lo(e le!' +o ! li*e o* (ir+ue, This is ! i-por+!+ i-por+!+ ues+io *or +he i'i(i'u!l +h!+ /ishes +o li(e ! (ir+uous li*e. o/ is oe +o o+!i ! li*e o* (ir+ue, I* oe elie(es ! li*e li*e o* lo(e le!'s +o +his (ir+uous li*e# li*e# +he +hey /oul' e co-pelle' ++o o see ! li*e o* lo(e. I* so-eoe is only only seei)  seei) ! li*e o* lo(e# /ill +his le!' le!' +he- +o ! li*e o* (ir+ue !s ! resul+, resul+, I elie(e +h!+ -ore people /i /ill*ully ll*ully  pursue ! li*e o* lo(e !s oppose' +o ! (ir+uous li*e. I* +his le!'s +o ! (ir+uous li*e# /e c! s!y +h!+ +he resul+ o* ! (ir+uous li*e is +he coseuece o* li(i) ! li*e o* lo(e. I +he e+ p!r!)r!phs I /ill  rie*ly 'e*ie /h!+ is -e!+ y !# 4li*e o* lo(e4 !' ! 4(ir+uous li*e.4 I /ill !lso !r)ue +h!+ li(i) li(i) ! li*e o* lo(e 'oes le!' +o ! li*e o* (ir+ue# 5us+ ! Ph!e'rus 'oes i Pl!+o4s Symposium Symposium..   A li*e ! lo(e# I /ill /ill 'e*ie !s +ruly lo(i) lo(i) +he people +h!+ !re i your your li*e# +hrou)hou+ your li*e. This iclu'es *!-ily -e-ers# *rie's !' si)i*ic!+ o+hers. o+hers. Vi Vir+ue r+ue is 'e*ie' !s 16 ! -or!lly )oo'  eh!(ior or ch!r!c+er 26 ! )oo' !' -or!l u!li+y 7Merri!-8&es+er6. 7Merri!-8&es+er6. To e ! perso o* (ir+ue is +o co*or- +o ! s+!'!r' o* ri)h+ !' -or!li+y. -or!li+y. To li(e ! (ir+uous li*e -e!s +o e ! perso o* (ir+ue +hrou)hou+ your li*e+i-e.   I The Symposium, Ph!e'rus Symposium, Ph!e'rus !r)ues +h!+ lo(e ri)s ou+ +he es+ i +he lover . The lover i ues+io is +ruly i lo(e /i+h his or her beloved  !'  !' /oul' s!cri*ice +he-sel(es +he-sel(es i or'er +o s!(e +he-. +he-. This# i !' o* i+sel* is cosi'ere' ! !c+ o* (ir+ue. This is ! per*ec+ e!-ple o* ho/ lo(e c! le!' +o ! !c+ o* (ir+ue.   Ph!e'rus epl!is +h!+ +he +he lover 'oes 'oes  o+ /!+ +o !ppe!r i ! !' or e)!+i(e li)h+ +o +he beloved. To 'o so /oul' ri) sh!-e upo +he lover . This /ill -o+i(!+e -o+i(!+e +he lover  +o  +o e-ul!+e )oo' !' (ir+uous  people !' !c+ ri)h+ly# /hile /hile cre!+i) co+e-p+ *or !'# co/!r'ly !' sh!-e*ul !c+ios or eh!(iors. The lover 'oes o+ /!+ +o 'o or s!y !y+hi) +h!+ /ill 'i-iish his or her i-!)e i +he eyes o* +he

 

beloved . This -o+i(!+io -o+i(!+io c! le!' +o )re!+ !' ole 'ee's y +he lover . I +hi +hiss !cie+ Gree cul+ure# cul+ure# co/!r'ice /!s cosi'ere' ! 'espic!le +r!i+ +h!+ /!s lo!+he' y +he socie+y !s ! /hole.   Ul+i-!+ely# Ul+i-!+ely# i+ is is lo(e +h!+ -o+i(!+es -o+i(!+es us +o li(e ! (ir+uous !' ole li*e. E(e -ore so +h! /e!l+h# *!-ily or hoor# Ph!e'rus !r)ues. !r)ues. I !- sure /e c! !ll +hi o* ! e!-ple o* ho/ /e!l+h c! le!' +o (ir+uous !c+ios. A'# surely +here is is o ues+io +h!+ hoor !' *!-ily c! le!' +o ! (ir+uous (ir+uous li*e. 9u+# lo(e is +he )re!+es+ -o+i(!+or -o+i(!+or o* !ll +hese# -ore -ore po/er*ul +h! /e!l+h. E(e *!-ily !' hoor !re o+ !s )re!+ ! -o+i(!+or !s +rue lo(e. Upo recei(i) reciproc!+io !' pr!ise *ro- +he beloved, +he lover's -o+i(!+io is i+esi*ie'. The lover o/ 'esires +o -!i+!i !' e(e i-pro(e upo his or her i-!)e /i+h +he beloved . This le!'s +o repe!+e' !' cosis+e+ (ir+uous !c+ios !' e(e+u!lly e(e +u!lly +o ! cos+!+ -i'se+ o* +hii) !' !c+i) (ir+uously +o/!r' !' !rou' +he beloved. The lover, !ccor'i) +o Ph!e'rus# /ill s!cri*ice hi-sel* or hersel* *or his or her beloved . Thus# +he lover  /ill  /ill ch!)e !y !c+ios or h!i+s +h!+ +he beloved -i)h+ +hi !re ueco-i)# i!ppropri!+e or o+ (ir+uous. (ir+uous. No+e +h!+ i so-e c!ses# c!ses# +he beloved  -!y  -!y isis+ +h!+ +his is +he c!se. There !re so-e +h!+ -i)h+ r!ise o5ec+ios +o +his cl!i- !' s!y +h!+ i+ is o+ /or+h +he he!r+!che  rou)h+ o y lo(e !' +h!+ !' resul+s !re o+ uco--o !s ! resul+ o* lo(e. There !re o+her !(eues !' -o+i(!+ios +h!+ c! le!' us +o (ir+ue# i+ is o+ /or+h risi) ! p!i*ul he!r+!che i i+s pursui+. :ro- +his poi+ o* (ie/# lo(e is *or +he ir's.   I elie(e +h!+ 'espi+e +he +he e)!+i(e ou+co-es !' +he h!r'ships lo(e c! r ri) i) !ou+# i+ c! s+ill le!' +o ! (ir+uous !' )oo' li*e !' +hus +he pursui+ o* lo(e is /or+h +he e'e!(or. The posi+i(e resul+s o* lo(i) o+hers !' +he s!+is*!c+io o* li(i) ! )oo' ) oo' !' (ir+uous li*e *!r ou+/ei)h ! !y y e)!+i(e e**ec+s  rou)h+ !ou+ y lo(e or y +he coseueces o* ! lo(i) rel!+ioship. Ao+her o5ec+io is +h!+ +here +here !re -!y people i lo(e +h!+ 'o o+ li(e ! (ir+uous li li*e. *e. o/ c! you s!y +h!+ li(i) ! 4li*e o* lo(e4 le!'s +o ! 4(ir+uous li*e4 i* +his is o+ !l/!ys +he c!se, No+ e(ery lover is ! (ir+uous perso. I* ! li*e o* lo(e le!'s +o ! (ir+uous li*e# /hy is i+ o+ +rue +rue i e(ery c!se !' ho/ 'o you

 

o/ i+ is +rue i !y c!se, I+ is +rue# o+ !ll lovers lovers !re  !re cosi'ere' (ir+uous people. o/e(er# I 'o elie(e +h!+ !ll lo(ers 'o (ir+uous !c+s !' +ry +o +o eh!(e (ir+uously +o/!r' +heir el elo(e'. o(e'. I+ eco-es ! ues+io o* ho/ (ir+uous +he lover  is#  is# i i -y opiio. I elie(e +h!+ +he lover is ! -ore (ir+uous perso +h! +hey /oul' e i* +hey /ere o+ i lo(e. So# e(e i* +hey !re o+ cosi'ere' cosi'ere' ! (ir+uous perso# +hey !re -ore (ir+uous +h! +hey /oul' e o+her/ise. I s+!' y -y !r)u-e+ +h!+ ! li*e o* lo(e le!'s +o ! 7-ore6 (ir+uous (ir+uous li*e# -ore so +h! +he s!-e li*e /i+hou+ lo(e.   Vir+ue Vir+ue is o+ so-e+hi) +h!+ +h!+ ! e!c+ -e!sure-e+ c! e pl!ce' o. Th!+ is +o s!y s!y## +h!+ i+ is ! rel!+i(e or ! so-e/h!+ !-i)uous +er-. There !re o 'ou+ 'i**ere+ 'e)rees !' le(els o* (ir+ue# u+ you /ill  e h!r' presse' +o *i' ! /!y +o )!u)e ! perso4s (ir+ue. So-e /ill !r)ue +h!+ ! perso h!s le' ! li*e o* lo(e u+ +hey !re o+ ! (ir+uous perso. This !r)u-e+ is *l!/e' ec!use +here is o co+rol )roup or se+ -!r o* (ir+ue +o 5u')e ! perso y. I /ill !r)ue +h!+ +he perso i ues+io is lle!'i) e!'i) more more o*  o* ! (ir+uous li*e +h! +hey /oul' e i* +hey +he y /ere o+ ! lover . Thus# -y !r)u-e+ s+ill hol's. ;i(i) ! li*e o* lo(e le!'s +o ! li*e o* (ir+ue# e(e i* i+ is oly ! li*e o* more more (ir+ue.  (ir+ue. o/e(er '!u+i) ! li*e o* lo(e -!y see- +o so-e# +he re/!r' o* ! (ir+uous !' )oo' li*e -!e i+ /or+h li(i)<   I +his# +he coclu'i) p!r+ o* -y ess!y# I /ill su--!ri=e -y !r)u-e+ !' posi+ios posi+ios o i+. I )eer!l# I h!(e s+!+e' +h!+ li(i) ! li*e o* lo(e /ill !lso le!' oe +o li(e ! (ir+uous li*e. I h!(e 'iscusse'  p!r+s o* Ph!e'rus4 speech *ro- Pl!+o4s Symposium s!-e !r)u-e+. I h!(e Symposium## i /hich he -!es +he s!-e cosi'ere' o5ec+ios +o +he !r)u-e+ !' )i(e reu++!ls +o +he-. &e cosi'ere' he!r+!che !' +he e)!+i(e e**ec+s o* lo(e# !' 'e+er-ie' +h!+ +he posi+i(es o* li(i) ! li*e o* lo(e# ou+ /ei)he' +he e)!+i(es. &e h!(e !lso 'iscusse' !' cosi'ere' !-i)ui+y i (ir+ue. I h!(e coce'e' +h!+ o+ !ll lovers !re lovers  !re (ir+uous people. o/e(er# y ++he he s!-e +oe# I h!(e coclu'e' +h!+ !ll lovers lovers !re  !re -ore (ir+uous people +h! +hey /oul' e i* +hey /ere o+ lovers !' +h!+ so-e people c! eco-e +ruly (ir+uous y *ollo/i) ! p!+h o* lo(e.