Part one of term paper
The first three speeches given in Plato’s Symposium (Phaedras, Pausanias, and Eryximachus) each possessed an undermining philosophy unique unto themselves. Phaedras began with the nature of love, followed by Pausanias and Eryximachus whom both discussed the ethics and application of love in the world with coinciding speeches. Though at f ...

Part two of term paper
... one manner: the techniques which he used drew in the audience well. He began his speech with a “hook,” on the origins of love; a writing device used in most essays today. It seemed to me that Phaedras was experienced at giving speeches more to the masses than to other philosophers due to the fact that his logic was quite flawed at times, but the delivery was quite good, save for a few mistakes that were probably due to his nervous state. He used multiple examples to help justify his point, y ...