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The Roots of Platonic Love and FriendshipPlatonic love traced to Plato's "Symposium". -
How to Nurture a Platonic RelationshipPlatonic relationships can be one of life's greatest rewards. -
Platonic Perspective of Reason and PowerThe Platonic school of thought's a priori approach to philosophy, "Derived by or designating the process of reasoning without reference to particular facts or experience," is essential in the understanding of the relation among truth, reason, and power.
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Word "Platonic" Swings the Other WayTwo ancient Greeks who had sweet feelings for each other changed the course of world history. -
HOW a MAN BENEFITS from a PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPAs difficult as it may be, there are many ways a man can benefit from establishing no more than a platonic relationship with a woman friend.
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A Platonic ValentineHave you ever noticed how Valentine's Day seems limited to only romantic relationships? Valentine's Day is a time to appreciate all kinds of love from platonic to romantic. Here is a Valentine for a friend.
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Platonic RelationshipsThis article discusses the misnomer that men and women cannot have a platonic relationship.
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When Platonic Relationships Become PlatoxicEverybody wants friends. Friendships between two married people of the opposite sex can be healthy. But when does a platonic relationship described here become platoxic?
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Platonic Relationships: Can Men and Women Just Be Close Friends?Platonic relationships can offer some of the same advantages as physical ones, like affection and sharing, without some of the attendant expectations. But are they made to last?
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Platonic Relationships Outlast RomanceIs it possible to have a platonic-only relationship? Some couples say a definite yes. -
Neo-Platonic Trends in IslamThis paper focuses on the origins and development of Neo-Platonic trends in Islam.
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The Challenges of a Platonic RelationshipThis piece highlights the challenges faced in typical platonic male/female relationships.
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"Strictly Platonic" or Strictly Plutonium ? is the Craigslist Experiment a Success or a Failure?As one of the earliest users of Craigslist back in the days where there was almost no traffic on the site I am well suited to give my impressions of where the service has succeeded and failed.
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Turning a Platonic Friend into a GirlfriendYour aim is to her take you out of her platonic friend category and put you in a different zone - the zone of love and romance. In order to do you would need to make her jealous.
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Platonic EntitiesA brief discussion of platonic entities and their most likely application in the modern world.
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Leo Strauss: Teacher of Machiavellian Lies or Only Platonic Golden Lies?Discussion is given of whether or not the actual legacy of Leo Strauss consists of the philosophical legitimation and rationalization of moral evil done for the higher sake of successful politics and its own self-internal justification.
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The Mystery Behind Female Platonic RelationshipsAccording to research by SIRC and other studies, women are less likely to attain best-friends at a certain age range, gossiping may be a right of passage, and there are positive health benefits between women to women relationships.
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Become Platonic Friends with a Female -- For a ChangeLearn how to find female friends when you are in it for the companionship and not the possibly of sex.
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Platonic, Romantic Love Complicates on 'Secret Life of the American Teenager'This week on 'Secret Life of the American Teenager,' Ricky toyed with the idea of proposing to Amy. Meanwhile, ex-couples struggled with the aftermath of their relationships.
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A Socratic Analysis - How Platonic Philosophy Justifies InjusticeIn this prompt, I wrote about how Plato, through Socrates, justifies injustice and inequality. -
Platonic Relationships and Married PeopleGood friendships are hard to come by. But should you have to sacrifice a friendship in the name of marriage just because its with a member of the opposite sex?
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Platonic Friendships: A Good Contribution From the 'Me Generation'there is much to say for the kids who came-of-age in the 'seventies-- and not all of it is bad
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Plato, Philo, and Paul: The Influence of Platonic Thought on Paul's TheosophyIs there a possibility that the scholar Philo Judaeus was involved with Paul in some manner? The author brings together ancient and modern sources to establish a new perspective on the argumentative style of Paul and the logical arguments that Paul used.
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Manichean, Hermetic, and Neo-Platonic GnosticismThe final article in this series, for now, on Gnostic beliefs in early Christianity, covering Manichean, Hermetic, and Neo-Platonic thought.
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Friendship Between a Man and a Woman is Not Always a CompromiseMen and women cannot have a platonic relationship because men and women are not friends with their significant other
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Valentine's Day Gift Baskets for Your MomI know a lot of people who like to spread the Valentine's Day love and it can sometimes be hard to find something personal yet platonic.
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Valentine Flowers: Blooms that Express LoveWho says you have to send roses on Valentine's Day? Choose flowers that express the type of love you have for your Valentine, whether its love from afar, platonic or familial love, enduring or just plain old love. -
That Which Lies BetweenA short story about youth and the complications that arise in the area between platonic and romantic entanglements. Two close friends who also share a living space finally find themselves stumbling drunk into a territory they have tried to avoid.
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We Can't Be FriendsThis is mostly my view on men and women being platonic friends.
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2012 Maya & Aztec Calendar: Milankovitch Cycles & Global WarmingThe slow precession of the earth's wobble is called the Great, Cosmic or Platonic year and equals 25,860 earth's years. In ancient Maya mythology, the Cosmic Millstone is the sun's path, across the galactic equator and the ecliptic marking 13.0.0.0.0
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Understanding Plato's "Forms"Simple instructions for helping the reader to comprehend the Platonic Forms. -
Green Eco-Friendly Christmas Stocking Stuffers for WomenGreen eco-friendly Christmas stocking stuffers for women make it easier for a gentleman expressing romance, or simply platonic friendship, to express his feelings and his respect for her green lifestyle.
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On Male Friends, Dating Restrictions, Child Seats for Small Cars, and How to Make Chores FunThis parenting advice column counsels a teenage girl regarding whether to introduce a platonic male friend to parents who forbid dating. We also address the issue of child restraints that work in small cars and present suggestions for making chores fun.
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Achebe and Fanon: Taking on ColonizationThis essay explores the ideas of colonization and decolonization as explained by Chinua Achebe and Franz Fanon. Achebe gives a first person personal account while Fanon speaks from a historical, platonic perspective.
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About Boyfriend-ish Guy Friend and Girl RelationshipThe new term for platonic relationship is boyfriend-ish guy friend and girl depicting transitioning from the let's just be friends association.
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Zack & Miri Make a Porno ReviewWhen two down-on-their-luck lifelong platonic friends and roommates are threatened with losing their apartment, they turn to drastic measures in hopes of making rent money; creating and starring in an amateur adult movie.
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Comparison of Eat, Pray, Love and Cousineau's Once and Future MythsJeans not zipping up, girls not worrying about obesity, and pursuing simply platonic relationships are answers to Liz's prayers in Eat, Pray, Love. -
Friendship DisqualifiedDefining moments in a platonic relationship where I discover my value in the eyes of a "friend".
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How to Live with a Friend of the Opposite SexAdjusting to life with a roommate is always a little bit difficult, but that period of tension can be even stronger with a friend of the opposite sex. When you're living in a platonic relationship with a friend of the opposite sex, follow these tips. -
The Dark Side of Perfection: Modern Day Eating DisordersThis is the age of physical perfection. From movies to newspapers, and everywhere in between, the youth of America is bombarded images of the Platonic ideal of beauty. But what are the adverse effects on the general population?
