Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Is love binary? In Plato’s Phaedrus, heavenly love is distinguished from the love of everyday life, but must the two remain separate? Dr David Butterfield considers the distance between transcendent and earthly love, and what this distinction reveals about the nature of love itself.
To view the full lecture on Apuleius' Tale of Cupid and Psyche, please visit ralston.ac/podcast
Is love binary? In Plato’s Phaedrus, heavenly love is distinguished from the love of everyday life, but must the two remain separate? Dr David Butterfield considers the distance between transcendent and earthly love, and what this distinction reveals about the nature of love itself.
To view the full lecture on Apuleius' Tale of Cupid and Psyche, please visit ralston.ac/podcast










