Part 6, line 202a to 208a Summary

If Love is dainty and beautiful, that would be against the idea that love always searches for the beautiful. It is the same thing about the search for wisdom—someone searching for wisdom is not ignorant. He is something between ignorant and wisdom. Diotima says that the one involved has right opinions but does not know the reason why his opinions are right. In the same way, Love is not beautiful or ugly; it is somewhere between the two. Diotima proves to Socrates that Love is not a God, but a spirit, which is something between a mortal and a God. Spirits send messages and act as intermediaries between human beings and Gods. Diotima explains that Love cannot be a God, since all the Gods are beautiful and happy, and Love is neither. Spirits...