how is christian love related to plato's theories?

Answer 1

Plato's theory takes it's followers to an initial high only to be dropped down later:
Whereas christian love walks you through highs and lows on this planet earth, only to take you to the final heights forever.

Answer 2

There are several aspects to Plato's philosophy. I will delineate some here for you. It is import to understand that Plato is reporting and representing Socrates teachings. While it is difficult to work out who said what, generally speaking when you refer to Plato, what you are really referring to is Socrates teachings.

First: The ideal world versus the "shadow" world. This refers to the belief that there is a real world, which we do not inhabit, where the there is one and only one example of an object, for instance a chair, that is instantianted in the shadow world, which we do inhabit, in many forms: straight back chair, bar stool easy chair, recliner and so forth. This is also true all other things in the shadow world, you name it: houses, cars, light posts, toilets, whatever. In the real world there is one and only one from which all others are drived.

Secondly, a major teaching was that all knowledge is in the mind. We just need to find it and bring it forlth.

This is examplified by the Socratic Method. Socrates aske carefully phrased question to guid the subject in a certain direction. These questioned hinted at the correct answer but did not provide it.

Anyone of a modern era subjected to "Socratic questioning" is likely to resent it. But, in the writings of Plato it seems to be gladly accepted.

I recall nothing of Plato's theories that have any special bearing on Christian love. OTOH, it has been 30 years since I took philosophy courses. Maybe I forgot something.

However, there is nothing that I can think of in Plato that contradicts Christian love.

I suggest you do some research and report back on any connection of Platonic philsopy and Christian love.

Answer 3

Not well. When Augustine incorporated Plato into Christianity, we were plunged into 1000 years of the Dark Ages. We certainly did not love each other very much then.

Answer 4

Plato's love is more or less related to love between two(mainly for the sake of love only) man and woman without the objective of sex.Christian love is universal love ,low all beyond any motive and without any relation.