Love takes us out of ourselves and unites us with our object, whether a beautiful body, knowledge, or the gods. Origin of love is poverty and fulfillment. We only seek what we do not have. Love has to be between the ugly and beauty, just like the philosopher (is between ignorant and wisdom). Philosopher seeks wisdom, but he is not ignorant, so he has to have a part of this wisdom. Man is between gods (God) and reprobate- person, who is harden his heart to God. So if man wants to reunite himself with gods, he has to have something god-like (grace, conscience). What we seek is immortality- surviving beyond one's physical death. The future is determining present. 1. Beautiful bodies will give us children, who will honor us after we are dead (but only up to a point). Gorgias, On Rhetoric Gorgias argues that rhetoric, the art of persuasion is the highest art.
That I'm the master, and must be obeyed. Now, down upon your knees this instant, rogue, And take back what you said, and ask his pardon. DAMIS Who? I? Ask pardon of that cheating scoundrel . . . ? ORGON Do you resist, you beggar, and insult him? A cudgel, here! a cudgel! (To Tartuffe) Don't restrain me. (To his son) Off with you! Leave my house this instant, sirrah, And never dare set foot in it again. DAMIS Yes, I will leave your house, but . . . ORGON Leave it quickly. You reprobate, I disinherit you, And give you, too, my curse into the bargain. SCENE VII ORGON, TARTUFFE ORGON What! So insult a saintly man of God! TARTUFFE Heaven, forgive him all the pain he gives me! [4] [Footnote 4: Some modern editions have adopted the reading, preserved by tradition as that of the earliest stage version: Heaven, forgive him even as I forgive him! Voltaire gives still another reading: Heaven, forgive me even as I forgive him! Whichever was the original
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