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GUIDELINES: Pages 1 – 2 pages. Double space. 11-12 pt. font.
TOPICS: Select one question. You will focus your short paper in Ronald de Sousa’s Love: A Very Short
Introduction. Double space and be sure to paragraph appropriately.
Explain whose philosophy of love in the Symposium, Chapter 2 “Perspectives” you agree with, and whose
philosophy is flawed?
What is the “curse of satisfaction”? Is this a common occurrence in love or more of a social condition that
leads to dissatisfaction? (pgs 38 – 40)
Are Kipni’s Rules on pages 43 – 44 clearly stated by a lover or are these rules often just inferred? Do these
rules strengthen or hinder the free will of the beloved?
What reasons are often used to explain or justify love for a beloved? What reasons would you wish to be
loved for?